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sag⋅it⋅tal

[saj-i-tl]
–adjective
1. Anatomy.
a. of or pertaining to the suture between the parietal bones at the roof of the skull or to a venous canal within the skull and parallel to this suture.
b. (in direction or location) from front to back in the median plane or in a plane parallel to the median.
2. pertaining to or resembling an arrow or arrowhead.

Origin:
1535–45; < NL sagittālis. See Sagitta, -al 1


sag⋅it⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
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sag·it·tal   (sāj'ĭ-tl)   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to the suture uniting the two parietal bones of the skull.

  2. Of or relating to the sagittal plane.


[New Latin sagittālis, from Latin sagitta, arrow.]
sag'it·tal·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sag·it·tal
Pronunciation: 'saj-&t-&l
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or being the sagittalsuture of the skull
2 : of, relating to, situated in, or being the median plane of the body or any plane parallel to it sagittal section dividing the body into unequalright and left parts> —sag·it·tal·ly adverb
Medical Dictionary

sagittal sag·it·tal (sāj'ĭ-tl)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to the suture uniting the two parietal bones of the skull.

  2. Of or relating to the sagittal plane.

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