medial

• Adjetivo que significa 'situado en el medio' o 'relativo a la parte central', en gran medida anticuado en el uso general actual, aunque se conserva en contextos especializados de anatomía y matemáticas.

An adjective meaning 'situated in the middle' or 'relating to the middle', now largely obsolete in general use, though it persists in specialized anatomical and mathematical contexts.

1. Median plane (anatomical)C1formalmedical

   Relating to the imaginary plane that splits a living organism into symmetrical left and right halves.

   Medial (plano medio anatómico)

   • The medial plane is used as a reference to describe the position of organs.
   • During the dissection, they identified the structures along the medial plane.
   • The heart is located slightly left of the medial plane.

   Sinónimosmedianmesialmidline

   Antónimoslateral

2. Toward the middleB2formalmedical

   Situated or directed toward the midline of the body or a particular anatomical structure.

   medial

   • The medial side of the thigh is closer to the other leg.
   • Damage to the medial collateral ligament can cause knee instability.
   • The medial angle of the eye is near the nose.

   Sinónimosmesial

   Antónimoslateral