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medial

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me·di·al

[mee-dee-uhl]
adjective
1.
situated in or pertaining to the middle; median; intermediate.
2.
pertaining to a mean or average; average.
4.
Phonetics. within a word or syllable; neither initial nor final, as the t, a, and n in stand.
5.
Entomology. pertaining to, involving, or situated near the media.
noun
6.
Phonetics.
a.
a medial sound or letter.
b.
media2 (def. 1).

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Medial is always a great word to know.
So is sagittal plane. Does it mean:
longitudinal plane that divides the body of a bilaterally symmetrical animal into right/left parts
refers to all areas relating to the nose

Origin:
1560–70; < Late Latin mediālis middle. See medium, -al1

me·di·al·ly, adverb
post·me·di·al, adjective
sub·me·di·al, adjective
sub·me·di·al·ly, adverb
su·per·me·di·al, adjective
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su·per·me·di·al·ly, adverb
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Example Sentences
  • The partial tear of the medial meniscus was found today in a magnetic resonance imaging exam.
  • He learned today that he has a partly torn medial collateral ligament in the right knee.
  • The straps have been carefully positioned-and cushioned-to minimize rubbing, while medial posting combats pronation.
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medial (ˈmiːdɪəl)
 
adj
1.  of or situated in the middle
2.  ordinary or average in size
3.  maths relating to an average
4.  median median another word for median
5.  zoology of or relating to a media
 
n
6.  phonetics a speech sound between being fortis and lenis; media
 
[C16: from Late Latin mediālis, from medius middle]
 
'medially
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

medial
1560s, "pertaining to a mathematical mean," from L.L. medialis "of the middle," from L. medius "middle," from PIE *medhjo-, from base *me- "between" (cf. Skt. madhyah, Avestan madiya- "middle," Gk. mesos, Goth. midjis, O.E. midd "middle," O.C.S. medzu "between," Arm. mej "middle"). Meaning "occupying
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a middle position" is attested from 1721.
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medial me·di·al (mē'dē-əl)
adj.

  1. Relating to, situated in, or extending toward the middle; median.

  2. Being or relating to an average or a mean.

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