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sagittal suture

sagittal suture

9.1
A line down the middle where the two top bones of the skull meet
  • noun
  • /ˈsædʒɪtəl ˈsuːtʃər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sutura sagital
  • In infants, the sagittal suture allows for growth of the skull as the brain develops.

Examples

  • A fracture along the sagittal suture can be seen on the X-ray images.

  • The surgeon carefully examined the sagittal suture during the procedure.

  • The sagittal suture is crucial for skull stability.

  • Doctors examine the sagittal suture during a cranial assessment.

  • The surgeon carefully examined the sagittal suture during the procedure.

  • In infants, the sagittal suture allows for growth of the skull as the brain develops.

  • Doctors examine the sagittal suture during a cranial assessment.

Synonyms

sutura sagittalis
vssagittal suture
  • Specialized
9.9

A line where the two bones at the top of the skull join

is the English descriptive term for the same fibrous midline joint
interparietal suture
vssagittal suture
  • Specialized
9.9

A joint that connects the two bones on the top sides of the skull and does not move

focuses on a dense fibrous connection specifically along the skull midline

Surface Forms

sagittal suture singular
sagittal sutures plural

Morphology

sagittal + suture

The term is directly compositional: 'sagittal' specifies the midline/plane and 'suture' names an immovable cranial joint, so together they denote the fibrous joint along the sagittal plane. Although it's technical medical vocabulary, the meaning is predictable from the constituents and follows standard compositional logic.

Etymology

Sagittal suture comes from a simple image: suture means a sewn seam or stitch and sagittal points to the 'middle line' running from the front to the back of the head. So the name describes the joined seam that connects the two skull bones along that middle line.