Definition of Mesial

1. Adjective. Being in or directed toward the midline or mesial plane of the body.

Category relationships: Anatomy, General Anatomy
Similar to: Medial, Median, Sagittal
Antonyms: Distal

Definition of Mesial

1. a. Middle; median; in, or in the region of, the mesial plane; internal; -- opposed to lateral.

Definition of Mesial

1. Adjective. pertaining to the middle line of the body ¹

2. Adjective. (dentistry) Facing the side of a tooth which faces the middle of the jaw. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mesial

1. situated in the middle [adj] : MESIALLY [adv]

Medical Definition of Mesial

1. Forward or front. For example your cuspid is medial to you bicuspid. The medial surface of your bicuspid is the part of the bicuspid closest to your cuspid. (08 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mesial

meshugenahs
meshugeneh
meshugenehs
meshugga
meshuggah
meshugge
meshuggeneh
meshuggener
meshuggeners
meshweb weaver
meshweb weavers
meshwork
meshworks
meshy
mesiad
mesial (current term)
mesial caries
mesial displacement
mesial occlusion
mesial plane
mesial surface of tooth
mesially
mesian
mesic
mesically
mesidine
mesio-
mesio-occlusal
mesio-occlusion

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