sagittal section

sagittal section,

an anteroposterior cross section produced by slicing, laterally or through imaging techniques, a body or body part in a vertical plane parallel to the median plane.

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section

1. an act of cutting.

2. a cut surface.

3. a segment or subdivision of an organ.

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abdominal section

laparotomy; incision of the abdominal wall.

cesarean section

delivery of a fetus by incision through the abdominal wall and uterus; see also cesarean section.

frontal section

a section through the body passing at right angles to the median plane, dividing the body into dorsal and ventral parts.

frozen section

a specimen cut by microtome from tissue that has been frozen; see also frozen section.

perineal section

external urethrotomy.

sagittal section

a section through the body coinciding with the sagittal suture, thus dividing the body into right and left halves.

serial s's

histological sections of a specimen made in consecutive order and so arranged for the purpose of microscopic examination.

trial section

the gradual transverse cutting of a tissue or structure, usually to ascertain its composition or to limit the incision to only one component, e.g. scar tissue surrounding a nerve.