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单词 medial
释义

medial

adjective

me·​di·​al ˈmē-dē-əl How to pronounce medial (audio)
1
: mean, average
2
a
: being or occurring in the middle
b
: extending toward the middle
especially : lying or extending toward the median axis of the body
3
: situated between the extremes of initial and final in a word or morpheme
medial noun
medially
ˈmē-dē-ə-lē How to pronounce medial (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • central
  • halfway
  • intermediary
  • intermediate
  • median
  • mediate
  • medium
  • mid
  • middle
  • midmost
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Example Sentences

four is the medial number between one and seven
Recent Examples on the Web The former Hueytown High School star tore anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments and the meniscus of his left knee in the seventh game of the 2021 season and missed the rest of the Saints’ schedule. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 27 Aug. 2022 Before its social medial pages and windows were filled with political statements, Kitson grew to fame in the early 2000s alongside several celebrities, who were photographed emerging from the store, carrying its blue bags. Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 Joe Burrow's left knee has been a point of concern after the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback tore his anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in 2020. Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 27 July 2022 The authors suggest sauropods' distinctive diagonal gait might have done something similar yet opposite: using the medial portion of the feet to counter the loading forces, which would have lessened stress on the most vulnerable parts of the feet. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Aug. 2022 Another study from Sweden, published in 2015, found that chronic occupational stress accelerated aging in the medial prefrontal cortex, whose function is critical for decision-making, judgment, and self-concept. Florence Williams, Outside Online, 1 Jan. 2020 Police believe the man suffered a medial emergency while driving, before crashing his car. Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 1 July 2022 When comparing each runner’s highest-deviation shoe to his or her lowest-deviating shoe, the high-deviating shoe produced significantly greater cartilage compression in the medial-tibial area of the knee joint. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 5 Jan. 2021 The outcome: a slightly narrower instep (from top to bottom), a narrower heel hold, and a dense rubber segment on the medial outsole to keep feet from rolling inward, since women tend to pronate more than men. Cory Smith, Outside Online, 27 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin medialis, from Latin medius

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

medial

adjective

me·​di·​al ˈmēd-ē-əl How to pronounce medial (audio)
1
: lying or extending in the middle
especially, of a body part : lying or extending toward the median axis of the body
the medial surface of the tibia
2
: of or relating to the media of a blood vessel
necrosis and lipid deposition with medial involvement

medial

adjective

as in middle
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes four is the medial number between one and seven

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • middle
  • median
  • halfway
  • intermediary
  • intermediate
  • mid
  • central
  • mediate
  • midmost
  • inner
  • medium
  • innermost
  • equidistant
  • nearest
  • inmost
  • borderline
  • gray
  • grey
  • in-between
  • betwixt and between

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • outermost
  • extreme
  • peripheral
  • outer
  • farthest
  • remotest
  • furthest
  • utmost
  • furthermost
  • outmost
  • farthermost
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