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
- sagittally adverb
Etymology
Origin of sagittal
From the New Latin word sagittālis, dating back to 1535–45. See Sagitta, -al 1
Example Sentences
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The percentage of meniscus was calculated in the coronal and sagittal sections, respectively.
From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2024
They specifically measured changes in fiber length and angles in both the sagittal and coronal planes during passive ankle dorsiflexion.
From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2023
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
The sagittal suture joins the right and left parietal bones.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
A sagittal section of an embryo of approximately the age of the one shown in figure 1.
From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.
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