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Webster 1913 Edition
Sagittal
Sag′it-tal
,Adj.
[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 animalSagittal suture
(Anat.)
, the suture between the two parietal bones in the top of the skull; – called also
rabdoidal suture
, and interparietal suture
.Webster 1828 Edition
Sagittal
SAG'ITTAL
,Adj.
Pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; as sagittal bars of yellow.
In anatomy, the sagittal suture is the suture which unites the parietal bones of the skull.
Definition 2024
sagittal
sagittal
English
Adjective
sagittal (not comparable)
- (anatomy) In the direction from dorsal to ventral.
- Of or relating to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrow-like appendage.
Derived terms
- sagittally
- sagittal plane
- subsagittal
Translations
in the direction from dorsal to ventral
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Anagrams
German
Etymology
From Latin
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zaɡɪˈtaːl/
- Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
sagittal (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of sagittal
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist sagittal | sie ist sagittal | es ist sagittal | sie sind sagittal | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | sagittaler | sagittale | sagittales | sagittale |
| genitive | sagittalen | sagittaler | sagittalen | sagittaler | |
| dative | sagittalem | sagittaler | sagittalem | sagittalen | |
| accusative | sagittalen | sagittale | sagittales | sagittale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der sagittale | die sagittale | das sagittale | die sagittalen |
| genitive | des sagittalen | der sagittalen | des sagittalen | der sagittalen | |
| dative | dem sagittalen | der sagittalen | dem sagittalen | den sagittalen | |
| accusative | den sagittalen | die sagittale | das sagittale | die sagittalen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein sagittaler | eine sagittale | ein sagittales | (keine) sagittalen |
| genitive | eines sagittalen | einer sagittalen | eines sagittalen | (keiner) sagittalen | |
| dative | einem sagittalen | einer sagittalen | einem sagittalen | (keinen) sagittalen | |
| accusative | einen sagittalen | eine sagittale | ein sagittales | (keine) sagittalen | |