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mediad

American  
[mee-dee-ad] / ˈmi diˌæd /

adverb

Anatomy, Zoology.

  1. toward the middle line or plane.

mediad British  
/ ˈmiːdɪæd /

adjective

  1. anatomy zoology situated near the median line or plane of an organism

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Etymology

Origin of mediad

First recorded in 1875–80; medi(al) ( def. ) + -ad 3 ( def. )

Example Sentences

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If the jaw were at almost any angle but maximum depression, the greatest component of force would be mediad, pulling the rami together and not upward.

From The Adductor Muscles of the Jaw In Some Primitive Reptiles by Fox, Richard C.

The mediad component would increase as the jaw approached full adduction.

From The Adductor Muscles of the Jaw In Some Primitive Reptiles by Fox, Richard C.

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