mesodistal

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A form of mesiodistal — Of or relating to the mesial and distal surfaces of a tooth

OriginEnglish distal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English distaunt →
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Meanings

adjectivemesodistal (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of mesiodistal.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*métsos
  6. Ancient Greekμέσος (mésos)
  7. Englishmeso-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  9. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  10. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  11. Proto-Italic*dis-
  12. Latindis-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
  15. Proto-Italic*staējō
  16. Proto-Italic*staēō
  17. Latinstō
  18. Latindistō
  19. Latindistāns
  20. Old Frenchdistant
  21. Middle Englishdistaunt
  22. Englishdistant
  23. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  25. Englishdistal
  26. Englishmesodistal

From meso- + distal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with mesodistal

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Cite this entry
APA

mesodistal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesodistal

MLA

“mesodistal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesodistal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesodistal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesodistal.

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