sagittal
Americanadjective
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Anatomy.
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of or relating to the suture between the parietal bones at the roof of the skull or to a venous canal within the skull and parallel to this suture.
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(in direction or location) from front to back in the median plane or in a plane parallel to the median.
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pertaining to or resembling an arrow or arrowhead.
adjective
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resembling an arrow; straight
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of or relating to the sagittal suture
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situated in a plane parallel to the sagittal suture
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of sagittal
From the New Latin word sagittālis, dating back to 1535–45. See Sagitta, -al 1
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Nancy was a year old when she was eventually diagnosed with sagittal craniosynostosis, a rare condition where the skull does not grow properly - but the delay meant she had to undergo more invasive surgery.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
One-year-old Rory Potter, from Chesterfield in Derbyshire, was diagnosed with severe sagittal craniosynostosis, external - a condition where the skull fuses before birth - shortly after he was born in April last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The percentage of meniscus was calculated in the coronal and sagittal sections, respectively.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2024
He went to a hospital emergency room just after midnight and was found to have high blood pressure and sagittal sinus venous thrombosis.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
Internal temporalis Origin: sagittal crest and skull roof, including posterior two-thirds of frontal bone, whole of parietal, and dorsalmost portions of squamosal and alisphenoid.
From The Adductor Muscles of the Jaw In Some Primitive Reptiles by Richard C. Fox
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