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ˈsædʒ ɪ tlsagit·tal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sagittaladjective

    located in a plane that is parallel to the central plane of the sagittal suture

Wiktionary

  1. sagittaladjective

    In the direction from dorsal to ventral.

  2. Etymology: From sagittalis, from sagitta.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Sagittaladjective

    Etymology: from sagitta, Lat. an arrow.

    His wound was between the sagittal and coronal sutures to the bone. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

Wikipedia

  1. sagittal

    The sagittal plane (; also known as the longitudinal plane) is an anatomical plane that divides the body into right and left sections. It is perpendicular to the transverse and coronal planes. The plane may be in the center of the body and divide it into two equal parts (mid-sagittal), or away from the midline and divide it into unequal parts (para-sagittal). The term sagittal was coined by Gerard of Cremona.

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  1. sagittal

    Sagittal refers to a plane or direction that divides a structure or space into right and left halves. It is a term commonly used in anatomy, biology and medical imaging referred to as the 'sagittal plane', often used to describe the location of body organs or movements. It is also used in architectural context to describe the vertical section of a building.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sagittaladjective

    of or pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrowlike appendage

  2. Sagittaladjective

    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

  3. Sagittaladjective

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

  4. Etymology: [L. sagitta an arrow: cf. F. sagittal.]

Entomology

  1. Sagittal

    equivalent to longitudinal.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sagittal in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sagittal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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