Associations to the word «Sagittal»

Wiktionary

SAGITTAL, adjective. (anatomy) In the direction from dorsal to ventral.
SAGITTAL, adjective. Of or relating to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrow-like appendage.
SAGITTAL CREST, noun. (anatomy) A ridge of bone running lengthwise along the midline of the top of the skull (at the sagittal suture) in many mammals and primates
SAGITTAL PLANE, noun. (anatomy) Any imaginary plane parallel to median plane.
SAGITTAL SUTURE, noun. A dense, fibrous connective tissue joint between the two parietal bones of the skull.

Dictionary definition

SAGITTAL, adjective. Located in a plane that is parallel to the central plane of the sagittal suture.

Wise words

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery