1. sagittal - Adjective
2. sagittal - Adjective Satellite
Of or pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrowlike appendage.
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.
In the mesial plane; mesial; as, a sagittal section of an animal.
Source: Webster's dictionaryDevelopment Median sagittal section of brain of human embryo of three months In neonatal life, gonadal steroids influence the development of the neuroendocrine hypothalamus. Source: Internet
Additional images Urinary Bladder Median sagittal section of pelvis, showing arrangement of fasciæ. Source: Internet
Gray's Anatomy, pp. 36–37 (10/27/11) Posterior arch Median sagittal section through the occipital bone and first three cervical vertebræ, showing ligamentous attachments. Source: Internet
Paranthropus was more massively built craniodentally and tended to sport gorilla -like sagittal crests on the cranium which anchored massive temporalis muscles of mastication. Source: Internet
The first premolar is usually absent, and they also have a very distinct long and slim skull with well-developed occipital and sagittal crests to support the enlarged jaw muscles. Source: Internet
The face and the jaw are unusually shortened and the sagittal crest is poorly developed, possibly to reduce weight and enhance speed. Source: Internet