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Definition of: sagittal
(saj′ə·təl) adjective
1. Pertaining to or resembling an arrow or arrowhead.
2. Anat. a Straight: the sagittal suture between the two parietal bones of the skull. b Of or pertaining to the longitudinal plane dividing an animal into right and left halves. [<L sagitta an arrow]
—sag′it·tal·ly adverb
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