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Identification
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| Official Latin term |
sinister 
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| Official subsidiary term |
gauche
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| Unit identifier | TAH:U7 |
| Unit type | taxonomic |
| Materiality | non physical entity |
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Navigation
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| Link to the unit |
sinister
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| Links of entity |
taxonomic: sinister
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| External links | TA98 FMA |
| Taxonomic links | Level 2: referentia Short Extended |
| Level 3: positio | |
| Subsidiary language with Latin | English French Spanish Russian |
| Non Latin primary language | English French Spanish Russian |
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Taxonomic definition
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| Taxonomic definition |
The left is a direction term [nomen positionis ] which specifies between the two entities members of a symmetrical pair the one located on the left side of the central sagittal plane.
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Documentation
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Meaning of left and right. The basic meaning of left and right, due to the important symmetry observed in the human body around the central sagittal plane, is to specifically distinguish the two members of the numerous paired entities.Symmetrical pairs have long been recognized as such in only an implicite way in the numerous representations of gross anatomy. This new presentation of TAH made symmetrical pairs explicite. They are specific sets of two members to be qualified as left and right members. On a genetic point of view, the members of a symmetrical pair are issued of a unique gene expression.In addition, for historical reasons, left and right may be used in order to distinguish similar terms of a pair according to their relative position like left and right atrium. However this practice is missleading and not recommended. |
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Taxonomy
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| Date: 06.05.2022 |