mesial

me·si·al

M0236800 (mē′zē-əl, -zhəl)adj.1. Of, in, near, or toward the middle.2. Dentistry Situated toward the middle of the front of the jaw along the curve of the dental arch.

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me′si·al·ly adv.

mesial

(ˈmiːzɪəl) adj (Anatomy) anatomy another word for medial¹[C19: from meso- + -ial] ˈmesially adv

me•si•al

(ˈmi zi əl)

adj. 1. medial (def. 1). 2. nearest to or directed toward the sagittal plane or midline of the face, along the dental arch. Compare distal (def. 2). [1795–1805] me′si•al•ly, adv.

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Adj.

1.

mesial - being in or directed toward the midline or mesial plane of the bodyanatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animalsdistal - directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body