Definition of medial in English:

medial

adjective ˈmiːdɪəlˈmidiəl

technical

1Situated in the middle.
Example sentencesExamples
- Not until after midnight, in an eerie twilight, do we sideslip around a medial moraine and discover two gigantic black holes in the silver glacier.
- A medial moraine is a strip of morainal debris in the middle of glacier ice which marks where two glaciers come together.
1. 1.1Anatomy Zoology Situated near the median plane of the body or the midline of an organ.
  a medial ligament
  The opposite of lateral
  Example sentencesExamples
  The deep branch innervates the quadriceps muscle, knee joint, and medial ligament.
  A negative number meant that the lateral malleolus was actually anterior to the plane of the medial malleolus.
  With immobilization, the tight medial and posterior tarsal ligaments tend to yield.
  These fibers are named the medial and lateral patellar ligaments.
  Osseous stability is reinforced by the medial and lateral ligament complexes.
  Synonyms
  halfway, in-between, middle, mid, midway, median, intermediary, intervening, interposed, transitional
2. 1.2Phonetics (of a speech sound) in the middle of a word.
  a medial consonant
  Example sentencesExamples
  There is no b in dummy, derived from dumb, or crummy, derived from crumb, and although b is not pronounced finally in bomb, medial b is pronounced in bombard.
  A total of 15 items were included on this task requiring students to delete initial, medial, and final phonemes from words.
  An obvious device for poets and lyricists who are concerned with sound is alliteration, the repetition of initial or medial sounds in two or more adjacent words.
  Epenthesis also occurs after medial m in some words: for example, Latin camera and numerus became French chambre and nombre, English chamber and number.
  Children were asked to remove phonemes from the beginning or medial portions of one-, two-, and three-syllable words.
  Synonyms
  mean, median, middle
3. 1.3Phonetics (of a vowel) pronounced in the middle of the mouth; central.
  Synonyms
  middle, centre, halfway, midway, mid, median, mean, middling, intermediate, intermedial

Derivatives

medially

adverb

technical

The anterior nuclear group is situated more medially.
Example sentencesExamples
- It passes anteriorly and medially through the upper part of the extensor digitorum longus muscle to the interval between that muscle and the tibialis anterior.
- On physical examination, a prominence may be appreciated medially and laterally to the Achilles tendon insertion.
- The humeral head is positioned medially relative to the shaft, and does not expand markedly onto the posterior surface.
- Tooth resorption pits are located medially on the tooth bases.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense 'relating to the mean or average'): from late Latin medialis, from Latin medius 'middle'.

Definition of medial in US English:

medial

adjectiveˈmidiəlˈmēdēəl

technical

1Situated in the middle.
Example sentencesExamples
- A medial moraine is a strip of morainal debris in the middle of glacier ice which marks where two glaciers come together.
- Not until after midnight, in an eerie twilight, do we sideslip around a medial moraine and discover two gigantic black holes in the silver glacier.
1. 1.1Anatomy Zoology Situated near the median plane of the body or the midline of an organ.
  a medial ligament
  The opposite of lateral
  Example sentencesExamples
  These fibers are named the medial and lateral patellar ligaments.
  A negative number meant that the lateral malleolus was actually anterior to the plane of the medial malleolus.
  The deep branch innervates the quadriceps muscle, knee joint, and medial ligament.
  Osseous stability is reinforced by the medial and lateral ligament complexes.
  With immobilization, the tight medial and posterior tarsal ligaments tend to yield.
  Synonyms
  halfway, in-between, middle, mid, midway, median, intermediary, intervening, interposed, transitional
2. 1.2Phonetics (of a speech sound) in the middle of a word.
  a medial consonant
  Example sentencesExamples
  There is no b in dummy, derived from dumb, or crummy, derived from crumb, and although b is not pronounced finally in bomb, medial b is pronounced in bombard.
  Children were asked to remove phonemes from the beginning or medial portions of one-, two-, and three-syllable words.
  Epenthesis also occurs after medial m in some words: for example, Latin camera and numerus became French chambre and nombre, English chamber and number.
  An obvious device for poets and lyricists who are concerned with sound is alliteration, the repetition of initial or medial sounds in two or more adjacent words.
  A total of 15 items were included on this task requiring students to delete initial, medial, and final phonemes from words.
  Synonyms
  mean, median, middle
3. 1.3Phonetics (of a vowel) pronounced in the middle of the mouth; central.
  Synonyms
  middle, centre, halfway, midway, mid, median, mean, middling, intermediate, intermedial

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense ‘relating to the mean or average’): from late Latin medialis, from Latin medius ‘middle’.

单词	medial
释义	Definition of medial in English: medial adjective ˈmiːdɪəlˈmidiəl technical 1Situated in the middle. Example sentencesExamples Not until after midnight, in an eerie twilight, do we sideslip around a medial moraine and discover two gigantic black holes in the silver glacier. A medial moraine is a strip of morainal debris in the middle of glacier ice which marks where two glaciers come together. 1.1Anatomy Zoology Situated near the median plane of the body or the midline of an organ. a medial ligament The opposite of lateral Example sentencesExamples The deep branch innervates the quadriceps muscle, knee joint, and medial ligament. A negative number meant that the lateral malleolus was actually anterior to the plane of the medial malleolus. With immobilization, the tight medial and posterior tarsal ligaments tend to yield. These fibers are named the medial and lateral patellar ligaments. Osseous stability is reinforced by the medial and lateral ligament complexes. Synonyms halfway, in-between, middle, mid, midway, median, intermediary, intervening, interposed, transitional 1.2Phonetics (of a speech sound) in the middle of a word. a medial consonant Example sentencesExamples There is no b in dummy, derived from dumb, or crummy, derived from crumb, and although b is not pronounced finally in bomb, medial b is pronounced in bombard. A total of 15 items were included on this task requiring students to delete initial, medial, and final phonemes from words. An obvious device for poets and lyricists who are concerned with sound is alliteration, the repetition of initial or medial sounds in two or more adjacent words. Epenthesis also occurs after medial m in some words: for example, Latin camera and numerus became French chambre and nombre, English chamber and number. Children were asked to remove phonemes from the beginning or medial portions of one-, two-, and three-syllable words. Synonyms mean, median, middle 1.3Phonetics (of a vowel) pronounced in the middle of the mouth; central. Synonyms middle, centre, halfway, midway, mid, median, mean, middling, intermediate, intermedial Derivatives medially adverb technical The anterior nuclear group is situated more medially. Example sentencesExamples It passes anteriorly and medially through the upper part of the extensor digitorum longus muscle to the interval between that muscle and the tibialis anterior. On physical examination, a prominence may be appreciated medially and laterally to the Achilles tendon insertion. The humeral head is positioned medially relative to the shaft, and does not expand markedly onto the posterior surface. Tooth resorption pits are located medially on the tooth bases. Origin Late 16th century (in the sense 'relating to the mean or average'): from late Latin medialis, from Latin medius 'middle'. Definition of medial in US English: medial adjectiveˈmidiəlˈmēdēəl technical 1Situated in the middle. Example sentencesExamples A medial moraine is a strip of morainal debris in the middle of glacier ice which marks where two glaciers come together. Not until after midnight, in an eerie twilight, do we sideslip around a medial moraine and discover two gigantic black holes in the silver glacier. 1.1Anatomy Zoology Situated near the median plane of the body or the midline of an organ. a medial ligament The opposite of lateral Example sentencesExamples These fibers are named the medial and lateral patellar ligaments. A negative number meant that the lateral malleolus was actually anterior to the plane of the medial malleolus. The deep branch innervates the quadriceps muscle, knee joint, and medial ligament. Osseous stability is reinforced by the medial and lateral ligament complexes. With immobilization, the tight medial and posterior tarsal ligaments tend to yield. Synonyms halfway, in-between, middle, mid, midway, median, intermediary, intervening, interposed, transitional 1.2Phonetics (of a speech sound) in the middle of a word. a medial consonant Example sentencesExamples There is no b in dummy, derived from dumb, or crummy, derived from crumb, and although b is not pronounced finally in bomb, medial b is pronounced in bombard. Children were asked to remove phonemes from the beginning or medial portions of one-, two-, and three-syllable words. Epenthesis also occurs after medial m in some words: for example, Latin camera and numerus became French chambre and nombre, English chamber and number. An obvious device for poets and lyricists who are concerned with sound is alliteration, the repetition of initial or medial sounds in two or more adjacent words. A total of 15 items were included on this task requiring students to delete initial, medial, and final phonemes from words. Synonyms mean, median, middle 1.3Phonetics (of a vowel) pronounced in the middle of the mouth; central. Synonyms middle, centre, halfway, midway, mid, median, mean, middling, intermediate, intermedial Origin Late 16th century (in the sense ‘relating to the mean or average’): from late Latin medialis, from Latin medius ‘middle’.
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