mesial
Dentistry. directed toward the sagittal plane or midline of the face, along the dental arch.: Compare buccal (def. 3), distal (def. 2).
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Origin of mesial
1Other words from mesial
- me·si·al·ly, adverb
Words Nearby mesial
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How to use mesial in a sentence
Pallas describes the black of the tail as passing upwards in a mesial line.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. SterndaleThe first form is known as upward luxation and is made possible by rupture of the mesial (internal) femeropatellar ligament.
Lameness of the Horse | John Victor LacroixSprains of the mesial tarsal ligaments cause lameness somewhat similar to that of spavin.
Lameness of the Horse | John Victor LacroixStanding exactly at the back, there is a remarkable flatness at the lower end of the mesial groove.
Field and Hedgerow | Richard JefferiesOn the mesial side of this corpus dentatum lie three smaller nuclei.
British Dictionary definitions for mesial
/ (ˈmiːzɪəl) /
anatomy another word for medial (def. 1)
Origin of mesial
1Derived forms of mesial
- mesially, adverb
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