mesial

M3E1S1I1A1L1
/ˈmiːzɪəl/

adjective

Pertaining to the midline of the body.

Similar
medialmediansagittal
Opposite
antonym(s) ofdistal
OriginAncient Greek μέσος →
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Meanings

adjectivemesial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyPertaining to the midline of the body.

    His pale Galilean eyes were upon her mesial groove. Venus Kallipyge. O, the thunder of those loins!

    1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
  2. not comparabledentistryFacing the side of a tooth which faces the middle of the jaw.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
antonym(s) of

adjectivebeing in or directed toward the midline or mesial plane of the body

Similar
medialmediansagittal
Opposite
distal
Also see
medialmediansagittal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμέσος
  2. Englishmesial

Irregular derivation from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos).

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Translations

Czech meziální
  • meziálnífacing the middle

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

IsmaelMaiselSliemaEsmailSalemiasmilesamielmesailMisael
Cite this entry
APA

mesial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesial

MLA

“mesial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesial. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesial,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesial.

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