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SAGITTAL SUTURE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sagittal suture mean?
• SAGITTAL SUTURE (noun)
The noun SAGITTAL SUTURE has 1 sense:
1. the suture uniting the two parietal bones
Familiarity information: SAGITTAL SUTURE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The suture uniting the two parietal bones
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
interparietal suture; sagittal suture; sutura sagittalis
Hypernyms ("sagittal suture" is a kind of...):
fibrous joint; sutura; suture (an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull))
Holonyms ("sagittal suture" is a part of...):
braincase; brainpan; cranium (the part of the skull that encloses the brain)
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