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transpyloric plane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
transpy-loric -plane
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plane located halfway between the suprasternal notch and the upper border of the symphysis pubis; this indicates the margin of the transpyloric plane, which in most cases cuts through the pylorus, the tips of the ninth costal cartilages and the lower border of the first lumbar vertebra.

Inflected Forms

transpyloric planes (plural)

Questions

What does transpyloric plane mean?
A plane located halfway between the suprasternal notch and the upper border of the symphysis pubis; this indicates the margin of the transpyloric plane, which in most cases cuts through the pylorus, the tips of the ninth costal cartilages and the lower border of the first lumbar vertebra.

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