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BILATERAL SYMMETRY [1 record]

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Record 1 1994-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neurosurgery
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

Arrangement of body parts so that there are right and left sides, dorsal and ventral surfaces, and front and rear ends.

CONT

Since the left side of your body is a mirror image of the right side, your body has bilateral symmetry.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Neurochirurgie
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

Correspondance exacte existant entre la partie droite et la partie gauche du corps, chacune d'elles constituant l'image inverse de l'autre.

CONT

Puisque le côté gauche de votre corps est l'image inverse de votre côté droit, votre corps est doté de symétrie bilatérale.

Spanish

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