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Sagittal adj.

Of or pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrowlike appendage.

(Anat.)

(a)

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.

(b)

In the mesial plane; mesial; as, a sagittal section of an animal.

Sagittal suture (Anat.), the suture between the two parietal bones in the top of the skull; called also rabdoidal suture, and interparietal suture.

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Etymology of 'Sagittal'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Sagittal" Quotes from Famous Books

... The sagittal crest in Thrinaxodon is present but low. It arises immediately in front of the pineal foramen from the confluence of bilateral ridges that extend posteriorly and medially from the base of the postorbital bars. The crest diverges around ...

— The Adductor Muscles of the Jaw In Some Primitive Reptiles • Richard C. Fox

... 7: Was 'cra nium' over line break. (suture at the front and upper part of the skull, or cranium. 2, The sagittal suture on the top of ...

— A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) • Calvin Cutter

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