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

When highly magnified, a mesial groove might be detected running along each of the hair-like lines.

From The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed by Miller, Hugh

The mesial axis of the os calcis is almost directly vertical, with a slight forward inclination, forming a right angle with the bones in front of the mediotarsal joint.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Each segment of the os incisivum carries one of the incisor teeth, and each of the mesial segments may contain in addition an accessory tooth.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

A vertical longitudinal mesial band, named, from its sickle shape, falx cerebri, dips between the two hemispheres of the cerebrum.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

In most cases, however, both clefts are complete, and the mesial portion of the lip is entirely separated from the lateral portions.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander