sagittal

Example Sentences

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That day in the cave, she slid her finger beneath the dirt and felt a large sagittal crest on the top of the skull.

From New York Times

It had a robustly built and long face with protrusive jaws and a well-developed “sagittal crest,” a ridge of bone atop the head indicating strong jaw muscles.

From Reuters

Despite advances in medical technology, the rate of complications and death is still high among craniopagus twins with total fusion who share the superior sagittal sinus.

From Fox News

The pair were officially separated on June 6, 2017, and while Abby suffered more blood loss and received less of the sagittal sinus, the surgery was a success.

From Fox News

After a CT scan revealed sagittal craniosynostosis, a birth defect that results in premature closure of the bones in a baby’s head, Lucy was referred to a pediatric neurosurgeon at the University of Virginia.

From Washington Post