mesial

[ mee-zee-uhl, -see-, mez-ee-uhl, mes- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

medial.
Dentistry. directed toward the sagittal plane or midline of the face, along the dental arch. Compare buccal ( def 3 ), distal ( def 2 ).

mesial

/ ˈmiːzɪəl /

Origin of mesial¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; mes- + -ial

Origin of mesial¹

C19: from meso- + -ial

How does mesial compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

Pallas describes the black of the tail as passing upwards in a mesial line.

The first form is known as upward luxation and is made possible by rupture of the mesial (internal) femeropatellar ligament.

Sprains of the mesial tarsal ligaments cause lameness somewhat similar to that of spavin.

Standing exactly at the back, there is a remarkable flatness at the lower end of the mesial groove.

On the mesial side of this corpus dentatum lie three smaller nuclei.

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