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Definition of medial

medial
Media Me"di*a, n.; pl. Medi[ae] (-[=e]). [NL., fr. L. medius middle.] (Phonetics) One of the sonant mutes [beta], [delta], [gamma] (b, d, g), in Greek, or of their equivalents in other languages, so named as intermediate between the tenues, [pi], [tau], [kappa] (p, t, k), and the aspirat[ae] (aspirates) [phi], [theta], [chi] (ph or f, th, ch). Also called middle mute, or medial, and sometimes soft mute.
Medial
Medial Me"di*al, n. (Phonetics) See 2d Media.

Meaning of medial from wikipedia

- Look up medial in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Medial may refer to: Medial magma, a mathematical identity in algebra Medial axis, in geometry the...
- The medial lemniscus, also known as Reil's band or Reil's ribbon (for German anatomist Johann Christian Reil), is a large ascending bundle of heavily myelinated...
- end; its medial two-thirds give origin to the Supraspinatus. At its lateral surface resides the spinoglenoid fossa which is situated by the medial margin...
- patellar groove on the front of the femur through which it slides; and the medial and lateral tibiofemoral articulations linking the femur, or thigh bone...
- tibia); it connects the knee with the ankle. The tibia is found on the medial side of the leg next to the fibula and closer to the median plane. The tibia...
- keep the sca**** in place so that the arm can hang freely. At its rounded medial end (sternal end), it articulates with the manubrium of the sternum (breastbone)...
- In abstract algebra, a medial magma or medial groupoid is a magma or groupoid (that is, a set with a binary operation) that satisfies the identity (x •...
- Medial knee injuries (those to the inside of the knee) are the most common type of knee injury. The medial ligament complex of the knee consists of: superficial...
- The medial cord is the part of the brachial plexus formed by of the anterior division of the lower trunk (C8-T1). Its name comes from it being medial to...
- The dorsal column–medial lemniscus pathway (DCML) (also known as the posterior column-medial lemniscus pathway (PCML) is the major sensory pathway of the...