sagittal section


section

 [sek´shun] 1. an act of cutting.2. a cut surface.3. a segment or subdivision of an organ.abdominal section laparotomy; incision of the abdominal wall.cesarean section delivery of a fetus by incision through the abdominal wall and uterus; see also cesarean section.frontal section a section through the body passing at right angles to the median plane, dividing the body into dorsal and ventral parts.frozen section a specimen cut by microtome from tissue that has been frozen; see also frozen section.perineal section external urethrotomy.sagittal section a section through the body coinciding with the sagittal suture, thus dividing the body into right and left halves.serial s's histologic sections of a specimen made in consecutive order and so arranged for the purpose of microscopic examination.

sag·it·tal sec·tion

a cross section obtained by slicing, actually or through imaging techniques, the body or any part of the body, or any anatomic structure in the sagittal plane, that is, in a vertical plane parallel to the median plane. Inasmuch as actual sectioning in the sagittal plane results in right and left portions, an anatomic sagittal section may be a two-dimensional view of the cut surface on the medial aspect of either portion. Synonym(s): parasagittal section

sag·it·tal sec·tion

(saji-tăl sekshŭn) Cross-section obtained by slicing, actually or through imaging techniques, the body or any body part, or any anatomic structure in sagittal plane.