"mesial" meaning in English

See mesial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmiːzɪəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mesial.wav
Etymology: Irregular derivation from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|μέσος}} Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} mesial (not comparable)
  1. (anatomy) Pertaining to the midline of the body. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-mesial-en-adj-dmD98neW Categories (other): Anatomy, Anatomy Disambiguation of Anatomy: 98 2 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (dentistry) Facing the side of a tooth which faces the middle of the jaw. Tags: not-comparable Translations (facing the middle): meziální (Czech)
    Sense id: en-mesial-en-adj-avXNFTj1 Categories (other): Dentistry, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Dentistry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Dentistry: 2 98 Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'facing the middle': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Alternative forms

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      "english": "dentistry",
      "tags": [
        "distal"
      ],
      "word": "antonym(s) of"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "anterior"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "apical"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "apicocoronal"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "buccal"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "buccocervical"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "buccogingival"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "buccolingual"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "cervical"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "coronal"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "distal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "distobuccal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "distocclusal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "distocervical"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "distoclusal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "distocoronal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "distofacial"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "distogingival"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "distoincisal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "distolingual"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "disto-occlusal"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "incisocervical"
    },
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      "word": "lingual"
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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        ],
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        "(dentistry) Facing the side of a tooth which faces the middle of the jaw."
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          "sense": "facing the middle",
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        }
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    {
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    },
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      "word": "distocoronal"
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}

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