medial

中文： 中间的、内侧的、平均的

1. Of or pertaining to a mean or average. · medial allegation
2. 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.
3. Pertaining to the middle layer of a blood vessel, to its tunica media. · Mönckeberg medial sclerosis
4. Of or pertaining to the media and/or the areas of the wing next to it.
5. (of a speech sound, or a character or sequence thereof) In the middle of a word.
6. (of a consonant) Central: produced when air flows across the center of the mouth over the tongue.
7. Closer to the addressee.