Sagittal
Pronunciation : Sag"it*tal
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. sagitta an arrow: cf. F. saguttal.]
Definition : 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. Sagittal suture (Anat.), the suture between the two parietal bones in the top of the skull; -- called also rabdoidal suture, and interparietal suture.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913