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sagina |
saginate |
sagination |
saginaw |
sagitta |
sagittal
| sagittal suture
| sagittaria
| sagittariidae
| sagittarius
| sagittarius serpentarius
sagittal
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective sagittal has 1 sense
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]
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.
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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