mesial

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See also: mésial

English

Etymology

Irregular derivation from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miːzɪəl/
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Adjective

mesial (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Pertaining to the midline of the body.
    Coordinate terms: medial, median
  2. (dentistry) Facing the side of a tooth which faces the middle of the jaw.

Usage notes

Compare the adjectives mesial, medial, and median, which overlap in meaning but are usually idiomatically non-interchangeable. Each is used in certain contexts, and shades of differentiable meaning are sometimes ascribed. Most uses of mesial are in dentistry, but not all (for example, as with the mesial aspect of the brain's temporal lobe).

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of dentistry): distal

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈsjal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: me‧sial

Adjective

mesial m or f (masculine and feminine plural mesiales)

  1. mesial