sagittal suture

noun

a serrated line on the top of the skull that marks the junction of the two parietal bones

The interparietal is commonly distinct, and the parietals unite in a long sagittal suture, which is often developed into a crest.

The course of the sagittal suture is grooved, and above the angle of the occipital bone the parietals are depressed.

The transverse arc from one auditory foramen to the other across the middle of the sagittal suture measures about 13 inches.

The point at which the division has reached the sagittal suture is situated a little behind the middle of the latter.

I have sawed one of these skulls in two along the sagittal suture.

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