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mid·line
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bilateral symmetry
the property of an organism or part of an organism such that, if cut in only one plane, the two cut halves are mirror images of each other -
distal
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal. Compare proximal. -
limbic system
a ring of interconnected structures in the midline of the brain around the hypothalamus, involved with emotion and memory and with homeostatic regulatory systems. -
mesial
medial. -
midsegment
a line joining the midpoints of two sides of a triangle. -
varus
abnormal angulation of a bone or joint, with the angle pointing away from the midline.