mesially

Variant of mesial

mesial definition

me·sial (mē′zē əl, -sē-; mez′ē-, mes′-)

adjective

  1. of, in, toward, or along the middle; middle; median; esp., designating or of a median plane or line
  2. Dentistry toward the midline of the face along the curve of the dental arch

Etymology: < Gr mesos, mid + -ial

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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