Meaning & use
parasagittal
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Relating to a plane running parallel to the sagittal plane of the body, but not through its exact midline.
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The MRI included several parasagittal slices of the brain.
Surgeons planned the incision along a parasagittal line to avoid the spine.
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A technical anatomical term used mainly in medical imaging and surgery; the sagittal plane itself divides the body into left and right halves.
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