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