medial

Plural: medials

Adjective Satellite

• dividing an animal into right and left halves
• relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle

Adj

• Of or pertaining to a mean or average.
• Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.
• Pertaining to the inside; closer to the median plane of the body or the midline of an organ.
• Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.
• Pertaining to the middle layer of a blood vessel, to its tunica media.
• Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.
• Of or pertaining to the media and/or the areas of the wing next to it.
• Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.
• (of a speech sound, or a character or sequence thereof) In the middle of a word.
• Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.
• (of a consonant) Central: produced when air flows across the center of the mouth over the tongue.
• Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.
• Closer to the addressee.

Noun

• Any of various things that occur in the middle.
• Any of various things that occur in the middle.
• One or more letters that occur in the middle of a word.

Examples

• "medial allegation"
• "Mönckeberg medial sclerosis"
• "The medial side of the knee faces the other knee, while the outer side of the knee is lateral."

Synonyms

median

Antonyms

lateral

Related Words

median, mesial