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Sagittal

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Adjective

HYPHEN

sag=it=tal

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective Sagittal has 1 sense

sagittal(s = adj.all) - located in a plane that is parallel to the central plane of the sagittal suture;

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CIDE DICTIONARY

Sagittal, a. [L. sagitta an arrow: cf. F. sagittal.].

Of or pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrowlike appendage. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]

Sagittal suture (Anat.), the suture between the two parietal bones in the top of the skull; -- called also rabdoidal suture, and interparietal suture.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

Sagittal, adj. Anat.
1 of or relating to the suture between the parietal bones of the skull.
2 in the same plane as this, or in a parallel plane.

Etymology

F f. med.L sagittalis f. sagitta arrow

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