SAGITTAL

sagittal

(adjective) located in a plane that is parallel to the central plane of the sagittal suture

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

sagittal (not comparable)

(anatomy) In the direction from dorsal to ventral.

Of or relating to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrow-like appendage.

Anagrams

• SLAGIATT, tagtails

Source: Wiktionary

Sag"it*tal, a. Etym: [L. sagitta an arrow: cf. F. saguttal.]

1. Of or pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arowlike appendage.

2. (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to the sagittal suture; in the region of the sagittal suture; rabdoidal; as, the sagittal furrow, or groove, on the inner surface of the roof of the skull. (b) In the mesial plane; as, a sagittal section of an animal. Sagittal suture (Anat.), the suture between the two parietal bones in the top of the skull; -- called also rabdoidal suture, and interparietal suture.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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