medial - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • activate: Verbal memory tasks that activate the medial left temporal lobe have been implemented 63.

Modifies a noun

  • malleolus: They revealed an oblique fracture of the medial malleolus.
  • epicondyle: Near the elbow the vein changes to a position in front of the medial epicondyle where it is joined by the median cubital vein.
  • meniscus: The deeper layer of the ligament is attached to the medial meniscus.
  • condyle: The most common site is on the lateral aspect of the intercondylar region of the medial femoral condyle.
  • ligament: He sustained a 90 per cent tear of his medial ligaments in last Tuesday's Test match.
  • lobe: The extent of impairment suggests dysfunction beyond the medial temporal lobe.

Modifying Another Word

  • slightly: The sciatic nerve is most likely to lie slightly medial to the path of the needle if these landmarks are used.
  • just: They are blocked by an injection of local anesthetic between internal and external oblique muscles just medial to the anterior superior iliac spine.
  • then: We were told to teach first initial then final sounds and then medial vowel sounds.

Used with adjective complement

  • lie: In the femoral triangle the FV lies medial to the artery.

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