symmetry /sym·me·try/ (sim´ĕ-tre) correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane or around an axis.symmet´ricsymmet´rical
symmetry
symmetry,
bilateral symmetry the configuration of an irregularly shaped body (as the human body or that of higher animals) which can be divided by a longitudinal plane into halves that are mirror images of each other.
inverse symmetry correspondence as between a part and its mirror image, wherein the right (or left) side of one part corresponds with the left (or right) side of the other.
radial symmetry that in which the body parts are arranged regularly around a central axis.
sym·me·try (s m -tr )n. Exact correspondence of form and constituent configuration on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane or about a center or an axis. |
symmetry
[sim′ətrē]
Etymology: Gk, syn, together, metron, measure
(in anatomy) the correspondence of parts on opposite sides of the body, or equality of parts on both sides of a dividing line.
symmetry,
n similar arrangement of parts around a shared axis or plane.
symmetry
correspondence in size, form and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, or around an axis. Often used to describe conformation.
bilateral symmetry
the configuration of an irregularly shaped body (such as the body of a higher animal) that can be divided by a longitudinal plane into halves that are mirror images of each other.
radial symmetry
that in which the body parts are arranged regularly around a central axis.
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