SAGITTALLY
Etymology
Adverb
sagittally (not comparable)
In a sagittal direction.
Source: Wiktionary
SAGITTAL
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