mesiodistally

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English

Etymology

From mesiodistal +‎ -ly.

Adverb

mesiodistally (not comparable)

  1. relating to the mesiodistal side of a tooth
    • 1999 August 27, Steve Ward et al., “Equatorius: A New Hominoid Genus from the Middle Miocene of Kenya”, in Science, volume 285, number 5432, →DOI, pages 1382–1386:
      The maxillary central incisor crown is relatively broad mesiodistally in proportion to its height (Fig. 2 ).