See Also: planum transpyloricum(medicine)
os planum(medicine)
pes planum(medicine)
planum(medicine)
xanthoma planum(medicine)
planum temporale(medicine)
planum supracristale(medicine)
planum subcostale(medicine)
planum sternale(medicine)
planum sphenoidale(medicine)

inconstancy (iou) and planum transpyloricum (medicine)


inconstancy (iou)



inconstancy noun. E16.
[Latin inconstantia, from inconstant-: see INCONSTANT, -ANCY. Cf. INCONSTANCE.]
a. Lack of stability or steadfastness of character or purpose; fickleness. E16.
H. James You are contrasting my inconstancy with your own fidelity.
b. Of things or events: lack of uniformity, variability, irregularity. E17.
J. Cowell The inconstancy of mans estate, and the mutability of time.
Inconsistency (of statements etc.); an instance of this. M16-E17.
[Alt. of INCONTINENCY.] Incontinence. L16-E17.

planum transpyloricum (medicine)


planum transpyloricum -->
transpyloric plane


A horizontal plane midway between the superior margins of the manubrium sterni and the symphysis pubis; the pylorus is not usually located on this plane in life.

Synonym: planum transpyloricum.