About The Word Sagittal

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Sagittal to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Sagittal definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Sagittal

Sagittal Meaning & Definition
Sagittal Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sagittal?

[adj] located in a plane that is parallel to the central plane of the sagittal suture

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sagittal: mesial

Related Terms | Find terms related to Sagittal:

See Also |

Sagittal In Webster's Dictionary

\Sag"it*tal\, a. [L. sagitta an arrow: cf. F. sagittal.] 1. Of or pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrowlike appendage. 2. (Anat.) (a) 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. (b) In the mesial plane; mesial; as, a sagittal section of an animal. {Sagittal suture} (Anat.), the suture between the two parietal bones in the top of the skull; -- called also {rabdoidal suture}, and {interparietal suture}.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Organic compound ‐ any compound of carbon and another…
  • Layup ‐ a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or…
  • Teeming with(p) ‐ filled to overflowing with a vast number of moving or especially…
  • Freestanding ‐ standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; "a…
  • Cote d'ivoire ‐ a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the…
  • Sphacele calycina ‐ California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white…
  • Fan tracery ‐ the carved tracery on…
  • Apatura ‐ large Old World…
  • Hendrik verwoerd ‐ South African statesman who instituted the policy of apartheid…
  • Ulysses grant ‐ 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies…