sagittal
pronunciation
How to pronounce sagittal in British English:
UK ['sædʒətəl]
How to pronounce sagittal in American English:
US ['sædʒətəl]
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- Adjective:
- located in a plane that is parallel to the central plane of the sagittal suture
Word Origin
- sagittal (adj.)
- "shaped like or resembling an arrow," 1540s, from Modern Latin sagittalis, from Latin sagitta "arrow" (see Sagittarius).
Example
- 1. It had large brow ridges and a sagittal crest .
- 2. Any linked sagittal fractures ?
- 3. Oa of the hip may induce changes in sagittal alignment compared with healthy subjects .
- 4. The junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at the top of the skull .
- 5. The two most commonly used surgical techniques to setback a prognathic mandible include the bilateral sagittal split osteotomy and the vertical ramus osteotomy .