medial
/ˈmiː.di.əl/ adjective C2- Of or pertaining to a mean or average. · medial allegation
- Pertaining to the inside; closer to the median plane of the body or the midline of an organ. · The medial side of the knee faces the other knee, while the outer side of the knee is lateral.
- Pertaining to the middle layer of a blood vessel, to its tunica media. · Mönckeberg medial sclerosis
- Of or pertaining to the media and/or the areas of the wing next to it.
- (of a speech sound, or a character or sequence thereof) In the middle of a word.
- (of a consonant) Central: produced when air flows across the center of the mouth over the tongue.
- Closer to the addressee.
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