mesial
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Irregular derivation from Greek μέσος.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /miːzɪəl/
[edit] Adjective
mesial (not comparable)
- pertaining to the middle line of the body
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- 1922: His pale Galilean eyes were upon her mesial groove. Venus Kallipyge. O, the thunder of those loins! — James Joyce, Ulysses
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- (dentistry) Facing the side of a tooth which faces the middle of the jaw.
[edit] Antonyms
- (dentistry): distal
[edit] Coordinate terms
- (dentistry location adjectives) anterior, apical, axial, buccal, cervical, coronal, distal, distobuccal, distolingual, facial, gingival, incisal, inferior, labial, lingual, mandibular, maxillary, mesial, mesiobuccal, mesiolingual, occlusal, palatal, posterior, proximal, superior, vestibular (Category: en:Dentistry) [edit]
