medial

[mee-dee-uh l] /ˈmi di əl/
adjective
1.
situated in or pertaining to the middle; median; intermediate.
2.
pertaining to a mean or average; average.
3.
ordinary.
4.
Phonetics. within a word or syllable; neither initial nor final, as the t, a, and n in stand.
5.
Entomology. pertaining to, involving, or situated near the media.
noun
6.
Phonetics.
  1. a medial sound or letter.
  2. media2 (def 1).
Origin
1560-70; < Late Latin mediālis middle. See medium, -al1
Related forms
medially, adverb
postmedial, adjective
submedial, adjective
submedially, adverb
supermedial, adjective
supermedially, adverb
Examples from the web for medial
  • He suffered a torn medial collateral ligament and posterior cruciate ligament.
  • The straps have been carefully positioned-and cushioned-to minimize rubbing, while medial posting combats pronation.
  • Exercising the medial deltoids carries a number of aesthetic and practical benefits.
  • medial moraine appears as dark lines near the center of the glacier.
  • The partial tear of the medial meniscus was found today in a magnetic resonance imaging exam.
  • Foley will miss one to three games with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee.
  • He learned today that he has a partly torn medial collateral ligament in the right knee.
  • The midline, or medial frontal lobe, also looked different in the dyslexic children.
  • Price information activated the medial prefrontal cortex, too.
  • It had been widely reported as a torn anterior cruciate ligament and a torn medial collateral ligament, sustained in a tackle.
British Dictionary definitions for medial

medial

/ˈmiːdɪəl/
adjective
1.
of or situated in the middle
2.
ordinary or average in size
3.
(maths) relating to an average
4.
another word for median (sense 1), median (sense 2), median (sense 3)
5.
(zoology) of or relating to a media
noun
6.
(phonetics) a speech sound between being fortis and lenis; media
Derived Forms
medially, adverb
Word Origin
C16: from Late Latin mediālis, from medius middle
Word Origin and History for medial
adj.

1560s, "pertaining to a mathematical mean," from Late Latin medialis "of the middle," from Latin medius "in the middle," from PIE *medhyo- "middle" (cf. Sanskrit madhyah, Avestan madiya- "middle," Greek mesos, Gothic midjis, Old English midd "middle," Old Church Slavonic medzu "between," Armenian mej "middle"); perhaps related to PIE root *me- "between." Meaning "occupying a middle position" is attested from 1721.

n.

"a medial letter," 1776, from medial (adj.).

medial in Medicine

medial me·di·al (mē'dē-əl)
adj.

  1. Relating to, situated in, or extending toward the middle; median.

  2. Being or relating to an average or a mean.