medial
Americanadjective
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of medial
First recorded in 1560–70, medial is from the Late Latin word mediālis middle. See medium, -al 1
Example Sentences
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The study focused on people with mild to moderate osteoarthritis in the medial compartment of the knee, which is the inner side of the joint.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
The study, titled "Personalised gait retraining for medial compartment knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial," was published in The Lancet Rheumatology.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
Following tests, Romero is now expected to miss up to eight weeks with a high-grade partial tear of his medial cruciate ligament.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
Forward Adou Thiero remains out with a right medial collateral ligament sprain and guard Austin Reaves is closing in on the final week of the initial four-week timetable provided for his left calf strain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
The auditory regions are relatively massive and bear narrow tegmen tympani; the distal ends of the tegmen tympani are medial to the lateral edge of the pterygoids in dorsal view.
From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by William E. Duellman
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