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sagittal suture
noun
- a serrated line on the top of the skull that marks the junction of the two parietal bones
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The interparietal is commonly distinct, and the parietals unite in a long sagittal suture, which is often developed into a crest.
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The course of the sagittal suture is grooved, and above the angle of the occipital bone the parietals are depressed.
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The transverse arc from one auditory foramen to the other across the middle of the sagittal suture measures about 13 inches.
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The point at which the division has reached the sagittal suture is situated a little behind the middle of the latter.
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I have sawed one of these skulls in two along the sagittal suture.
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