Mesial Synonyms and Antonyms

mēzē-əl, -zhəl
Being in or directed toward the midline or mesial plane of the body
Synonyms:
  1. mean
  2. medium
  3. middlemost
  4. midmost
Antonyms:
  1. distal

Words Related to Mesial

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. occipital
  2. lobectomy
  3. temporal-lobe
  4. hypoplasia

Mesial Sentence Examples

  • On making a mesial vertical section of the uterus the cavity is seen as a mere slit which is bent about its middle to form an angle the opening of which is forward.

  • As a rule, in adults the uterus is more or less on one side of the mesial plane of the body.

  • Examining the tiger or the leopard, in all the beauty of their symmetrical adornment, we do not see in any one example an exact repetition of the same stripes or spots on each side of the mesial line.

  • This is primarily due to the stereotypical semiology of seizures arising from the temporal lobe, and in particular the mesial temporal structures.