MESIALLY

Etymology

Adverb

mesially (comparative more mesially, superlative most mesially)

Toward the central plane of a body with bilateral symmetry.

Source: Wiktionary


Me"sial*ly, adv. (Anat.)

Definition: In, near, or toward, the mesial plane; mesiad.

MESIAL

Me"sial, a. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)

Definition: Middle; median; in, or in the region of, the mesial plane; internal; -- opposed to lateral. Mesial plane. (Anat.) See Meson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

4 December 2024

SINGSONG

(verb) move as if accompanied by a singsong; “The porters singsonged the travellers’ luggage up the mountain”


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The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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