medial

Closer to the middle line of the body or an organ.

• The pain is on the medial side.
• She injured the medial ligament in her knee.
• The scan shows damage to the medial surface of the bone.

Similar words: inner

Opposites: lateral

Common phrases: medial side, medial ligament, medial surface

Connected with the middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel.

• The artery shows medial thickening.
• Doctors found medial calcification in several blood vessels.
• The medial layer contains muscle cells.

Common phrases: medial layer, medial thickening, medial calcification

Connected with an average value.

• The table gives a medial value.
• We compared the medial rates for both groups.
• A medial calculation combines the separate figures.

Similar words: average

Common phrases: medial value, medial rate, medial calculation

Connected with a main vein near the middle of an insect’s wing or the area around it.

• The medial vein divides near the edge.
• Two medial cells are visible in this wing.
• Researchers compared the medial branches in several insects.

Common phrases: medial vein, medial cells, medial branches

A letter or group of letters in the middle of a word.

• The medial has a different written form.
• Circle the medials in these words.
• This script uses separate forms for initials and medials.

Similar words: middle letter

Common phrases: word medial, a single medial, identify the medial

Something that appears or is placed in the middle.

• The medial sits between the two ends.
• Each series has a clearly marked medial.
• We compared the medials in the three sequences.

Similar words: middle element

Common phrases: a central medial, identify the medial