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medial

Syllabification: (me·di·al)
Pronunciation: /ˈmēdēəl/
Definition of medial

adjective

technical
  • situated in the middle, in particular.
  • Anatomy & Zoology situated near the median plane of the body or the midline of an organ. The opposite of lateral.
  • Phonetics (of a speech sound) in the middle of a word.
  • Phonetics (especially of a vowel) pronounced in the middle of the mouth; central.

Derivatives

medially

adverb

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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