sagittal

Definitions


[səˈdʒɪt(ə)l], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to or denoting the suture on top of the skull which runs between the parietal bones in a front to back direction

- of or in a plane parallel to the sagittal suture, especially that dividing the body into left and right halves
(e.g: sagittal and transverse sections)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin sagittalis, from Latin sagitta ‘arrow’




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