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

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mesial

Eleven to thirteen longitudinal rows of sixteen scales on the trunk, and a mesial line of fourteen on the tail; middle nail of fore-foot much larger than the others.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale

This term is applied to an affection of the tarsus which is usually characterized by the existence of an exostosis on the mesial and inferior portion of the hock.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix

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

From Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies by Richard Jefferies

The diffuse thickening all round the bone obscures the sharp margins so that the bone becomes circular in section and the anterior and mesial edges are blunted, and the comparison to a cucumber is deserved.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

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 Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix by Frank M. Chapman