Frankfurt plane

English

Etymology

Established in 1884 at the World Congress on Anthropology in Frankfurt, Germany.

Noun

Frankfurt plane (plural Frankfurt planes)

  1. (anatomy) The anatomical position of the human skull, based on a plane passing through the inferior margin of the left orbit and the upper margin of each ear canal or external auditory meatus.
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