Meaning & use
sagittal
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Relating to the imaginary plane that divides the body into left and right sections.
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The sagittal plane runs from the top of the head to the ground, splitting the body into left and right halves.
The MRI produced a sagittal view of the patient's spine.
A note on using this word
Sagittal is one of three standard anatomical planes, alongside the coronal (front-to-back) and transverse (top-to-bottom) planes.
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