medial

• Adjectif signifiant 'situé au milieu' ou 'relatif au milieu', aujourd'hui en grande partie vieilli dans l'usage courant, bien qu'il subsiste dans des contextes spécialisés d'anatomie et de mathématiques.

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.

   Plan médian (anatomie)

   • 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.

   Synonymesmedianmesialmidline

   Antonymeslateral

2. Toward the middleB2formalmedical

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

   médial (en anatomie)

   • 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.

   Synonymesmesial

   Antonymeslateral