mesial

English

Etymology

Irregular derivation from Greek μέσος.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /miːzɪəl/

Adjective

mesial (not comparable)

1. pertaining to the middle line of the body
   • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses

     His pale Galilean eyes were upon her mesial groove. Venus Kallipyge. O, the thunder of those loins!

2. (dentistry) Facing the side of a tooth which faces the middle of the jaw.

Antonyms

• (dentistry): distal

Coordinate terms

• (dentistry location adjectives) anterior,‎ apical,‎ axial,‎ buccal,‎ cervical,‎ coronal,‎ distal,‎ distobuccal,‎ distofacial,‎ distoincisal,‎ distolingual,‎ facial,‎ gingival,‎ incisal,‎ inferior,‎ labial,‎ lingual,‎ mandibular,‎ maxillary,‎ mesial,‎ mesiobuccal,‎ mesiodistal,‎ mesiofacial,‎ mesioincisal,‎ mesiolingual,‎ occlusal,‎ palatal,‎ posterior,‎ proximal,‎ superior,‎ vestibular ^{(Category: en:Dentistry) [edit]}

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