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 frontal plane. Does it mean:
lie vertically and divid the body into anterior and posterior parts
space bounded by the abdominal walls, diaphragm, and pelvis

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
su·per·me·di·al·ly, adverb
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medial (ˈmiːdɪəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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
a middle position" is attested from 1721.
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Medical Dictionary

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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Example sentences
Each cavity is bounded by a roof, a floor, a medial and a lateral wall.
The medial surface is prolonged downward to form a strong pyramidal process,
  flattened from without inward-the medial malleolus.
It had been widely reported as a torn anterior cruciate ligament and a torn
  medial collateral ligament, sustained in a tackle.
The fibers forming the medial part of each tract and posterior part of the
  chiasma have no connection with the optic nerves.
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