sagittally

/ˈsædʒɪtəli/
adverb
  1. In a direction from front to back along the midline of the body or a body part.
    • The MRI scan showed the spine sagittally to check for alignment issues.
    • The surgeon cut sagittally through the tissue to expose the midline.
    • In anatomy class, we learned to view the brain sagittally to see the corpus callosum.
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