Term: cleithrum left-right axis
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Name: cleithrum
Synonyms: cleithra
Definition: Transversely oriented bone connecting the occipital region of the skull dorsally and pectoral girdle ventrally; appears near the end of embryogenesis.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000184]
Name: left-right axis
Synonyms: dextro-sinister axis, L-R axis, left to right axis, LR axis, R-L axis, right to left axis, right-left axis, RL axis
Definition: An axis that bisects an organism from left to right sides of body, through a sagittal plane.
Ontology: Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000017]