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me·rid·i·an

(mĕ-rid'ē-an),

1. A line encircling a globular body at right angles to its equator and touching both poles, or the half of such a circle extending from pole to pole. Synonym(s): meridianus [TA]

2. In acupuncture, the lines connecting different anatomic sites.

[L. meridianus, pertaining to midday, on the south side, southern]

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Dico igitur frons Indie meridianus pellitur ad tropicum Capricorni propter regionem Pathalis" (Pierre d'Ailly, Ymago Mundi, Louvain, 1483, cap.xi, xv).