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mesial

[ mee-zee-uhl, -see-, mez-ee-uhl, mes- ]

adjective

  1. Dentistry. directed toward the sagittal plane or midline of the face, along the dental arch. Compare buccal ( def 3 ), distal ( def 2 ).


mesial

/ ˈmiːzɪəl /

adjective

  1. anatomy another word for medial
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈmesially, adverb
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Other Words From

  • mesi·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mesial1

First recorded in 1795–1805; mes- + -ial
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mesial1

C19: from meso- + -ial
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Example Sentences

An earlier brain scan performed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center found "moderate reductions in the anterior mesial regions of the temporal lobes."

The oldest taxa belong to the Middle and Late Eocene group Herodotiinae, recognisable due to molariform upper fourth premolars, a wide mesial cingulum on the upper molars and other dental characters.

Zodiac, zō′di-ak, n. an imaginary belt in the heavens, having as its mesial line the ecliptic or apparent path of the sun, and containing the twelve constellations, called signs of the zodiac.

In the Diodonts there is no mesial division of the jaws, whilst in the Tetrodonts such a division exists, so that they appear to have two teeth above and two below.

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.

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