Look up: Sagittal

1. sagittal
   [adj] - located in a plane that is parallel to the central plane of the sagittal suture
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2. Sagittal
   Literally, it means pertaining to an arrow (sagitta is Latin word for arrow). Bisection of the body in the sagittal plane would divide it into left and right halves, so-called because an arrow fired into the body would normally strike from the front and would pass in a sagittal direction.
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3. Sagittal
   Sagittal: A vertical plane passing through the standing body from front to back. The mid-sagital, or median, plane splits the body into left and right halves. For a more complete listing of terms used in medicine for spatial orientation, please see the entry to 'Anatomic Orientation Terms'.
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4. sagittal
   the line of direction passing through the body from back to front, or any vertical plane parallel to the medial plane of the body and inclusive of that plane; often restricted to the medial plane, the plane of the sagittal suture Category: Medicine • any vertical plane which is in parall...
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5. Sagittal
   Sag'it·tal adjective [ Latin sagitta an arrow: confer French sagittal .] 1. Of or pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrowlike appendage. 2. (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to the s...
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6. sagittal
   1. Of or pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arowlike appendage. ... 2. <anatomy> 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. In the mesia...
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7. sagittal
   adjective located in a plane that is parallel to the central plane of the sagittal suture
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8. sagittal
   (saj´ĭ-tәl) shaped like an arrow. situated in the direction of the sagittal suture; said of an anteroposterior plane or section parallel to the median plane of the body.
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9. Sagittal
   • (a.) In the mesial plane; mesial; as, a sagittal section of an animal. • (a.) Of or pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrowlike appendage. • (a.) Of or pertaining to the sagittal suture; in the region of the sagittal suture; rabdoidal; as, the sagittal f...
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10. sagittal
    Type: Term Pronunciation: saj′i-tăl Definitions: 1. Resembling an arrow; in the line of an arrow shot from a bow, in an anteroposterior direction; referring to a sagittal plane or direction. Synonyms: sagittalis
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11. sagittal
    adjective, Latin sagitta = arrow, because the sagittal suture is notched posteriorly, like an arrow, by the lambdoid sutures.
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