sagittal

sag·it·tal | \ ˈsa-jə-tᵊl

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Definition of sagittal

1 : of or relating to the suture between the parietal bones of the skull

2 : of, relating to, situated in, or being the median plane of the body or any plane parallel to it

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Recent Examples on the Web There are four main types of craniosynostosis, all of which depend on what sutures join together too soon, per the CDC: sagittal, coronal, lambdoid, and metopic. — Maggie O'neill, Health.com, "Teddi Mellencamp Reveals Her 4-Month-Old Daughter Dove Has Lambdoid Craniosynostosis—Here's What to Know," 6 July 2020 Try this total-body couch workout to get your body moving through all three planes of motion: sagittal (forward/backward), frontal (side to side) and transverse (rotating), as well as fundamental movements: squat, hinge, push and pull. — Dana Santas, CNN, "Try this couch workout and feel better about binge-watching TV," 1 May 2020 The workout takes your body through all planes of motion: sagittal (forward/backward), frontal (side to side) and transverse (rotating), as well as fundamental movements like squat, hinge, push and pull. — Dana Santas, CNN, "Five household items you can use to work out your whole body," 24 Apr. 2020 Because of its distinct sagittal crest, which served as an anchor for strong cheek muscles, the researchers reasoned the skull belonged to a Paranthropus, similar to Orpheus and Eurydice discovered nearly 25 years earlier. — New York Times, "Skull Fossils in Cave Show Mix of Human Relatives Roamed South Africa," 2 Apr. 2020 Whenever new brains arrive here at the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank, delivered via private courier, the specimens are promptly photographed, weighed, and cleaved in half, down the sagittal plane. — Alex Prewitt, SI.com, "Hockey Players Are the Next Frontier in Head Trauma Research," 7 May 2018 Leah Becerra and Bryan Lowry The Kansas City Star Davis’ daughter, Caroline, 7, was born with sagittal craniosynostosis, a condition in which an infant’s skull fuses prematurely before the brain is fully formed. — Bryan Lowry, kansascity, "Paul Davis says Congress should disclose names of members who settle harassment cases," 13 Dec. 2017 Paul Davis' daughter was born with sagittal craniosynostosis. — Bryan Lowry, kansascity, "Paul Davis says Congress should disclose names of members who settle harassment cases," 13 Dec. 2017 Then, in the riskiest part of the process, surgeons separated the sagittal sinus, an area beneath the brain that allows blood to drain outward from the center of the head. — Marie Mccullough, Philly.com, "Twin girls joined at heads separated at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia," 13 June 2017

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“Sagittal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sagittal. Accessed 14 Aug. 2020.

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