sagittal

[ saj-i-tl ]

/ ˈsædʒ ɪ tl /

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adjective

Anatomy.

of or relating 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.
(in direction or location) from front to back in the median plane or in a plane parallel to the median.

pertaining to or resembling an arrow or arrowhead.

Origin of sagittal

From the New Latin word sagittālis, dating back to 1535–45. See Sagitta, -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM sagittal

sag·it·tal·ly, adverb

Words nearby sagittal

Saghalien, Sag Harbor, Saginaw, Saginaw Bay, Sagitta, sagittal, sagittal axis, sagittal plane, sagittal suture, Sagittarian, Sagittarius

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Example sentences from the Web for sagittal

Pores irregularly roundish, much larger on the sagittal constriction.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
Sagittal ring nearly circular, two-thirds as high as the frontal ring.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
The transverse arc from one auditory foramen to the other across the middle of the sagittal suture measures about 13 inches.
The Geological Evidence of The Antiquity of Man|Charles Lyell
Sagittal ring elliptical, with a large branched apical horn.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel

Both principal domes larger than the lateral domes, and these larger than the sagittal domes.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for sagittal

sagittal

/ (ˈsædʒɪtəl) /

adjective

resembling an arrow; straight

of or relating to the sagittal suture

situated in a plane parallel to the sagittal suture

Derived forms of sagittal

sagittally, adverb

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Medical definitions for sagittal

sagittal

[ săj′ĭ-tl ]

adj.

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

Of or relating to the sagittal plane.

单词	sagittal
释义	sagittal [ saj-i-tl ] / ˈsædʒ ɪ tl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sagittal ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Anatomy. of or relating 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. (in direction or location) from front to back in the median plane or in a plane parallel to the median. pertaining to or resembling an arrow or arrowhead. Origin of sagittal From the New Latin word sagittālis, dating back to 1535–45. See Sagitta, -al¹ OTHER WORDS FROM sagittal sag·it·tal·ly, adverb Words nearby sagittal Saghalien, Sag Harbor, Saginaw, Saginaw Bay, Sagitta, sagittal, sagittal axis, sagittal plane, sagittal suture, Sagittarian, Sagittarius Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sagittal Pores irregularly roundish, much larger on the sagittal constriction. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index\|Ernst Haeckel Sagittal ring nearly circular, two-thirds as high as the frontal ring. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index\|Ernst Haeckel The transverse arc from one auditory foramen to the other across the middle of the sagittal suture measures about 13 inches. The Geological Evidence of The Antiquity of Man\|Charles Lyell Sagittal ring elliptical, with a large branched apical horn. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index\|Ernst Haeckel Both principal domes larger than the lateral domes, and these larger than the sagittal domes. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)\|Ernst Haeckel British Dictionary definitions for sagittal sagittal / (ˈsædʒɪtəl) / adjective resembling an arrow; straight of or relating to the sagittal suture situated in a plane parallel to the sagittal suture Derived forms of sagittal sagittally, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sagittal sharp, barbed, peaked, keen, spiked, acuminate, fine, edged, cornered, acute, acicular, aciculate, cuspidate, mucronate, pointy, acuminous, arrowlike, piked, pronged, sagittate Medical definitions for sagittal sagittal [ săj′ĭ-tl ] adj. Of or relating to the suture uniting the two parietal bones of the skull. Of or relating to the sagittal plane. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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sagittal

adjective

Origin of sagittal

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Example sentences from the Web for sagittal

British Dictionary definitions for sagittal

adjective

Derived forms of sagittal

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Medical definitions for sagittal

adj.