sagittal
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9.5
- adjective
- /ˈsædʒɪtəl/
- Specialized
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sagital
- The doctor explained that the sagittal plane divides the body into left and right parts.
- sagittal plane
- sagittal shear
- sagittal bending
Examples
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In all cases, the feet were parallel to each other and to the sagittal plane.
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Note the crosshairs in the coronal and sagittal CT images, which indicate the position of the cribriform plate.
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So we should all know what the sagittal plane is.
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In the sagittal plane, this area is located somewhere near the condyles of the femur.
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Positive values indicate inclinations forward in the sagittal plane and to the right in the frontal plane.
Academic text (2000) -
Mandibular osteotomy is performed via the sagittal split technique.
Academic text (1999) -
The EMG test sessions were also accompanied by isokinetic sagittal trunk strength assessment that significantly improved following rehabilitation.
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The instructor performed demonstrations so subjects could see the demonstrator from the sagittal, frontal, and posterior views.
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Elastic lumbar supports have no significant effect on pelvic kinematics in the sagittal and transverse planes.
Academic text (2000) -
The directions of MRF inclinations in the sagittal plane ThetaS and in the frontal plane ThetaF are indicated.
Academic text (2000)
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
sagittal = sagitt + al
Formed from the combining form 'sagitt-' plus the adjective suffix '-al', but the root is not a familiar/productive English word so learners cannot reliably infer the meaning from the parts.
Etymology
Sagittal comes from the Latin word sagitta, which means 'arrow'. So imagine an arrow flying along the middle of the head: a sagittal plane is that straight line that divides the body into 'left' and 'right'.