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Longitudinal


The term, longitudinal means “along the major (or long) axis” as opposed to latitudinal which means “along the width”, transverse, or across.

See also: longitude

Anatomy

In anatomy, the longitudinal plane is either the coronal plane or sagittal plane.

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