Sag"it*tal (?), a. [L. sagitta an
arrow: cf. F. sagittal.] 1. Of or
pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an
arrowlike appendage.
2. (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.
Sag"it*tal (?), a. [L. sagitta an
arrow: cf. F. sagittal.] 1. Of or
pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an
arrowlike appendage.
2. (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.
