medial

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mediālis (“middle”), from medius (“that is in the middle or midst”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

adj

1. (mathematics) Of or pertaining to a mean or average.
   medial allegation
2. Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.
   1. (anatomy, zootomy) Pertaining to the inside; closer to the median plane of the body or the midline of an organ.
      The medial side of the knee faces the other knee, while the outer side of the knee is lateral.
   2. (anatomy) Pertaining to the middle layer of a blood vessel, to its tunica media.
      Mönckeberg medial sclerosis
   3. (entomology) Of or pertaining to the media and/or the areas of the wing next to it.
   4. (phonetics) (of a speech sound) In the middle of a word.
   5. (phonetics) (of a consonant) Central: produced when air flows across the center of the mouth over the tongue.
   6. (linguistics) Closer to the addressee.

noun

1. Any of various things that occur in the middle.
   1. One or more letters that occur in the middle of a word.