medial

See also médial

English

Etymology

From Latin mediālis.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈmiː.di.əl/

Adjective

medial (comparative more medial, superlative most medial)

1. Of or pertaining to a mean or average.

   medial allegation

2. (anatomy) Pertaining to the inside; closer to the midline.

   The medial side of the knee faces the other knee, while the outer side of the knee is lateral.

Antonyms

• (anatomy): lateral

Coordinate terms

• (human anatomy direction adjectives) anterior,‎ distal,‎ dorsal,‎ lateral,‎ medial,‎ posterior,‎ proximal,‎ ventral ^{(Category: en:Medicine) [edit]}

Derived terms

• medial capital
• medially

Related terms

• median

Translations

of or pertaining to a mean or average

• Finnish: keski- (fi)
• Russian: средний (ru) (srednij)

• Spanish: medio (es)

pertaining to the inside

• Finnish: mediaalinen (fi), sisäpuolinen (fi)

• Russian: медиальный (ru) (medialʹnyj)

Noun

medial (plural medials)

1. One or more letters that occur in the middle of a word.
2. Any of various things that occur in the middle.

Anagrams

• Dameli
• mailed