mesiallyadv.
/ˈmiːzɪəli/, /ˈmiːsɪəli/, /ˈmɛsɪəli/, U.S. /ˈmiziəli/, /ˈmiʒəli/, /ˈmɛziəli/, /ˈmɛʒəli/ Anatomy and Zoology.
In a mesial position or direction.
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upwardsc1400
posteriorly1598
centrad1803
dextrad1803
distad1803
peripherad1803
proximad1803
sinistrad1803
atlantad1825
rostrad1831
mesially1849
ventrad1849
peripherally1852
posterolaterally1857
rostrally1863
distally1870
medianly1870
ventrally1870
postaxially1873
preaxially1873
posteroventrally1877
proximally1878
mesad1881
lateralwards1882
ventralwards1883
preaxiad1888
mesally1890
anteriad1891
haemad1891
postaxiad1892
lateralward1895
sagittally1895
ventral1899
posteriad1902
ipsilaterally1950
midsagittally1960
ventromedially1960
1849 S. R. Pittard in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. 939/2 The chin is thrust forward mesially when both joints are affected.
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 274 The most mesially situated fibres of the crus.
1927 Brain 50 79 The majority of the few mesially placed terminating fibres of the dorsal spino-cerebellar tract end in the superior folia.
1956 Brit. Dental Jrnl. 100 35/1 The case of an offending mesially inclined lower third molar.
1988 Zool. Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 94 233 Latocamurus..is recognized as a camuropiscid by its..preorbital plates which meet mesially.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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adv.1849