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midline

[ US /ˈmɪdˌɫaɪn/ ]
[ UK /mˈɪdla‍ɪn/ ]
NOUN
  1. the median plane of the body (or some part of the body)

How To Use midline In A Sentence

  • The surgeon makes a horizontal incision 2 cm from the patient's midline on the contralateral side and extends on the ipsilateral side of the neck to the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
  • In the Weber test, the tuning fork is struck and placed on the midline of the forehead, the nasal bridge, or the chin.
  • The medial stripe, nearest the midline, which becomes the ventral region of the neural tube, gives rise to motor neurons, whereas the lateral stripes give rise to interneurons and sensory neurons.
  • Hippocampus severnsi is distinguished from congeners in having a combination of: extremely small size (height 13 mm, standard length 15 mm); 12 trunk rings; 27 tail rings; reduced ossification of inferior and ventral trunk ridges; 14 dorsal fin rays; 10 pectoral fin rays; anal fin small or absent; medium length snout which lacks a bulbous tip; raised, angular coronet; single gill opening on midline directly behind coronet supported by raised cleithral bone; scattered tubercles on trunk and tail; predominant colour dark brown (sometimes slightly marbled) with large, bright red patch covering dorsolateral surfaces of trunk rings 1-4; tiny white dots scattered all over; pale posterior section of tail with dark transverse bands. Practical Fishkeeping news (RSS)
  • In brief, a small incision was made on the skin below the xiphisternum towards the left from the midline.
  • The presumptive neural tube tissues consist of a layer of ectoderm along the dorsal midline of the embryo, between the notochord and an outer layer of epidermis.
  • Muscle 40a runs laterally from the tendon to its origin on the prephragma of the mesonotum, while 40b runs medially from the tendon to its origin on the midline of the posterior pronotal inflection ( PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Also common is torus palatinus, a slow growing, asymptomatic, benign bony lump in the midline of the palate.
  • Note that each shell valve is symmetrical about the midline, but the two shell valves are often unequal in size.
  • Data stored on midline systems is not accessed as frequently as data stored online for mission-critical applications.
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