mesial

adj — 2 senses

mesial

adj

/ˈmiːzɪəl/

Etymology Irregular derivation from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos).

1

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Pertaining to the midline of the body.

  • His pale Galilean eyes were upon her mesial groove. Venus Kallipyge. O, the thunder of those loins!1922 February, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC:
2

Dentistry, Medicine, Sciences Facing the side of a tooth which faces the middle of the jaw.

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admesial, anteromesial, axiomesial, buccomesial, distomesial, dorsomesial, frontomesial, labiomesial, mesially, mesialmost, mesial plane, orbitomesial, paramesial, posteromesial, temporomesial, ventromesial

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