Meaning & use
Sagittally
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In a direction or plane that runs from front to back, dividing the body into left and right parts.
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The scan was taken sagittally to reveal the spine's curvature in profile.
Surgeons often view the pelvis sagittally to plan hip replacement surgery.
A note on using this word
Derived from the Latin 'sagitta' (arrow), referring to the arrow-straight front-to-back plane used in anatomy.
Words with a similar meaning
anteroposteriorly
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Words with an opposite meaning
transverselycoronally
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