sagittal Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite located in a plane that is parallel to the central plane of the sagittal suture

WordNet

Sag"it*tal adjective
Etymology
L. sagitta an arrow: cf. F. saguttal.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arowlike 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; as, a sagittal section of an animal.

Webster 1913