sagittal

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UK/ˈsad͡ʒ.ɪ.təl/UK/səˈd͡ʒɪt.əl/US/ˈsæd͡ʒ.ə.təl/Australia/ˈsæd͡ʒ.ɪ.təl/

adjective

Relating to or denoting the suture on top of the skull which runs between the parietal bones in a front to back direction.

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mesial
OriginMedieval Latin sagittālis →
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Meanings

adjectivesagittal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyRelating to or denoting the suture on top of the skull which runs between the parietal bones in a front to back direction.
    1. not comparableanatomyOf or in a plane parallel to the median plane, especially that dividing the body into left and right halves.
  2. not comparableOf or relating to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrowlike appendage.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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mesial
Also see
mesial

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinsagittālis
  2. Englishsagittal

Late Middle English, from Medieval Latin sagittālis, from sagitta (“an arrow, shaft, bolt”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 矢狀 /矢状
  • 矢狀 /矢状 (shǐzhuàng)in a plane parallel to the median plane
Finnish sagittaalinen
  • sagittaalinenin a plane parallel to the median plane
German sagittal
  • sagittalin a plane parallel to the median plane
Latin sagittālis
  • sagittālisin a plane parallel to the median plane
Polish strzałkowy, sagitalny
  • strzałkowyin a plane parallel to the median plane
  • sagitalnyin a plane parallel to the median plane
Romanian sagital
  • sagitalin a plane parallel to the median plane
Russian сагитта́льный
  • сагитта́льный (sagittálʹnyj)in a plane parallel to the median plane
Spanish sagital
  • sagitalin a plane parallel to the median plane

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sagittal

brittlewhittleacquittalcommittalbelittlespittleBittleskittleHittlevictualdorsosagittalectosagittaljot and tittlemediosagittalmidsagittalnonsagittalparasagittalpittlepseudosagittalwittol
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APA

sagittal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sagittal

MLA

“sagittal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sagittal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sagittal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sagittal.

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