Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In anatomy, so as to be sagittal in shape, situation, or direction.

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  • adverb In a sagittal direction.

Etymologies

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sagittal +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • The best bit of digital legerdemain involves a character who finds himself unhappily beneath a pane of falling class and is bisected THIR13EEN GHOSTS (2001) style (albeit sagittally), which is stupid in the extreme but kind of fun.

    Who's that Naking? Arbogast 2009

  • —The acromioclavicular joint is situated in a plane passing sagittally through the middle line of the front of the arm.

    XII. Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings. 12. Surface Markings of the Upper Extremity 1918

  • Like a CT scan, MRI provides an infinite number of possibilities with regard to manipulating the images -- they can be viewed dorsally (from the top of the horse), transversely (horizontal cross-section), sagittally (vertical cross-section), or in any other plane you desire.

    TheHorse.com News 2009

  • Embryos and placentas were split sagittally, with one half harvested for RNA, and the other for DNA.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2008

  • Embryos and placentas were split sagittally, with one half harvested for RNA, and the other for DNA.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2008

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