sagittal /ˈsajədl, ˈsædʒədl 
/ Anatomy ▸ adjective 1 relating to or denoting the suture on top of the skull which runs between the parietal bones in a front to back direction. 2 of or in a plane parallel to the sagittal suture, especially that dividing the body into left and right halves: sagittal and transverse sections.
– ORIGIN late Middle English : from medieval Latin sagittalis, from Latin sagitta ‘arrow’.
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