sag|it|tal

sag|it|tal
sag|it|tal «SAJ uh tuhl», adjective.
1. naming or having to do with a suture between the parietal bones of the skull: »

... a sagittal crest running along the top of the skull (New Scientist).

2. naming or situated in the vertical plane dividing an animal into equal halves, or a plane parallel to it.
3. of, like, or having to do with an arrow or arrowhead.
[< New Latin sagittalis < Latin sagitta arrow (because of the suture's long and narrow shape)]
sag´it|tal|ly, adverb.

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  • sagittal — sag•it•tal [[t]ˈsædʒ ɪ tl[/t]] adj. 1) anat. of or pertaining to the suture between the parietal bones at the roof of the skull 2) anat. from front to back in the body s median plane or in a plane parallel to the median • Etymology: 1535–45; < …   From formal English to slang

  • Sagittal — A vertical plane passing through the body which divides it into left and right sides. * * * Resembling an arrow; in the line of an arrow shot from a bow, i.e., in an anteroposterior direction; referring to a s. plane or direction. SYN: sagittalis …   Medical dictionary

  • interparietal suture — Sagittal Sag it*tal, a. [L. sagitta an arrow: cf. F. sagittal.] 1. Of or pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrowlike appendage. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to the sagittal suture; in the region of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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