First Known Use: 1570
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medial
adjective me·di·al \ˈmē-dē-əl\
Definition of MEDIAL
2
a : being or occurring in the middle b : extending toward the middle; especially : lying or extending toward the median axis of the body
3
: situated between the extremes of initial and final in a word or morpheme
— medial noun
— me·di·al·ly \-ə-lē\ adverb
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Origin of MEDIAL
Late Latin medialis, from Latin medius
Related to MEDIAL
- Synonyms
- central, halfway, intermediary, intermediate, middle, median, mediate, medium, mid, midmost
- Antonyms
- extreme, farthest, farthermost, furthermost, furthest, outermost, outmost, remotest, utmost
Rhymes with MEDIAL
Medical Dictionary
medial
adjective me·di·al \ˈmēd-ē-əl\
Medical Definition of MEDIAL
1
: lying or extending in the middle; especially of a body part : lying or extending toward the median axis of the body <the medial surface of the tibia>
2
: of or relating to the media of a blood vessel <necrosis and lipid deposition with medial involvement>
—me·di·al·ly \-ə-lē\ adverb
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