mesial

American  

[mee-zee-uhl, -see-, mez-ee-uhl, mes-] / ˈmi zi əl, -si-, ˈmɛz i əl, ˈmɛs- /

adjective

1. medial.

2. Dentistry.  directed toward the sagittal plane or midline of the face, along the dental arch.

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mesial British  

/ ˈmiːzɪəl /

adjective

1. anatomy another word for medial

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Other Word Forms

• mesially adverb

Etymology

Origin of mesial

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

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• mesial vs. distal

Example Sentences

An earlier brain scan performed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center found "moderate reductions in the anterior mesial regions of the temporal lobes."

From Los Angeles Times

The oldest taxa belong to the Middle and Late Eocene group Herodotiinae, recognisable due to molariform upper fourth premolars, a wide mesial cingulum on the upper molars and other dental characters.

From Scientific American

Zodiac, zō′di-ak, n. an imaginary belt in the heavens, having as its mesial line the ecliptic or apparent path of the sun, and containing the twelve constellations, called signs of the zodiac.

From Project Gutenberg

In the Diodonts there is no mesial division of the jaws, whilst in the Tetrodonts such a division exists, so that they appear to have two teeth above and two below.

From Project Gutenberg

Similar to No. 581b, but slightly darker and more uniform above, with grayish edgings to interscapulars and scapulars less strongly contrasted with the darker mesial streaks, the latter usually with more brown than black.

From Project Gutenberg