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Definition of "sagittal" []

  • Of or relating to the suture uniting the two parietal bones of the skull. (adjective)
  • Of or relating to the sagittal plane. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sagittal" in a sentence
  • "GUPTA: One goal of today's surgery, to sift through the complicated and web-like connections remaining between Carl and Clarence's veins and assign the largest one, called the sagittal sinus, to Clarence, the twins 'separation hinging on how well swelling and blood loss are controlled."
  • "The biggest concern is separating a vein called the sagittal sinus, the is a major blood supply drainage funnel between their two brains."
  • "The biggest concern is separating a vein called the sagittal sinus."