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