"meso-" meaning in English

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Prefix

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Etymology: From Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”). Doublet of mid- and medio-. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|μέσος||middle}} Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”), {{dbt|en|mid-|medio-}} Doublet of mid- and medio- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} meso-, {{en-prefix}} meso-
  1. Middle or centre in location/position. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meso--en-prefix-en:middle
  2. Between a macro- scale and micro- scale in scope or analysis. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meso--en-prefix-en:mesoscale
  3. Medium in size. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meso--en-prefix-en:medium
  4. Between. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meso--en-prefix-en:between
  5. Intermediate between two properties or characteristics. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meso--en-prefix-en:intermediate Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 1 9 0 5 12 7 5 4 4 1 10 23 19
  6. (anatomy) Referring to the mesentery. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meso--en-prefix-en:mesentery Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  7. (anatomy) Mesial in location, position, or direction: towards the midline of the body. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meso--en-prefix-en:mesial Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  8. Normal, average, or typical. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meso--en-prefix-en:normal
  9. (dentistry) The forward side of a tooth. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meso--en-prefix-en:forward Categories (other): Dentistry Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences
  10. The middle of a time period, or medium in duration. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meso--en-prefix-en:midtime
  11. Quasi or partial. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meso--en-prefix-en:quasi
  12. Moderate, medium in quantity. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meso--en-prefix-en:moderate Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 5 0 2 15 2 3 1 3 0 11 39 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 3 0 3 11 4 3 1 2 1 22 30 21 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 1 3 0 3 15 4 3 1 3 1 9 44 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 1 3 0 3 15 3 3 1 2 1 9 47 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 0 2 16 2 1 1 1 0 12 50 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 1 4 0 8 11 7 6 2 4 1 10 33 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 1 5 0 9 12 5 5 3 2 1 12 32 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 1 9 0 7 13 6 5 1 3 1 10 32 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 1 5 0 8 12 5 5 3 2 1 12 33 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 1 5 0 8 11 5 5 3 2 1 15 30 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 1 9 0 5 12 7 5 4 4 1 10 23 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 3 5 0 8 11 5 8 3 2 1 11 31 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 1 9 0 13 12 6 6 2 2 1 13 25 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 1 6 0 13 12 6 7 2 2 1 10 27 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 3 0 6 13 5 4 1 2 0 12 40 13
  13. (chemistry) Designating an achiral member of a group of diastereoisomers that has at least one chiral member. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meso--en-prefix-en:chirality Categories (other): Chemistry, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 1 9 0 5 12 7 5 4 4 1 10 23 19 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mid- [broadly], medio- (english: used with words of Latin origin.) [middle] Related terms: centro- (english: central), centri- (english: central), especially of mass nouns Translations (prefix meaning middle): وَسْط (wasṭ) (Arabic), وَسْطِيّ (wasṭiyy) (Arabic), meso- (Catalan), méso- (French), meso- (Galician), meso- (German), μεσο- (meso-) (Greek), méisi- (Irish), meso- (Italian), meso- (Portuguese), meso- (Spanish)
Derived forms: mesaraic, mesaxonic, mesoaccumbal, Mesoamerica, Mesoamerican, mesoamygdala, mesoaxial, mesoblast, mesobranchial, mesobuccal, mesocardiac, mesocarp, mesocompound, mesocoracoid, mesocoxa, mesocranial, mesocuneiform, mesodiencephalic, mesoectodermal, mesofemur, mesofrontal, mesofurca, mesogastric, mesohepatectomy, mesohypothalamic, mesojejunal, mesolabial, mesoleg, mesolimbic, mesolingual, mesometapleural, mesomphalic, mesopallium, mesoscaphe, mesoanalysis, mesoclimate, mesocluster, mesocosm, mesocrystalline, mesocyclone, mesoeconomic, mesoeconomics, mesoevolution, mesofluidics, mesofossil, mesoglass, mesolevel, mesology, mesometeorology, mesonet, mesonetwork, brachymesophalangia, mesobrowser, mesocavern, mesocellular, mesocephalic, mesoconsumer, mesocranic, mesocycle, mesodont, mesoecosystem, mesofauna, mesofaunal, mesogranule, mesohabitat, mesoherbivore, mesomammal, mesomere, mesarthral, mesoband, mesochannel, mesoclisis, mesoclitic, mesocortex, mesocotyl, mesocuticle, mesoderm, mesohyl, mesolayer, mesolimnion, mesopause, mesopelagic, mesocline, mesocratic, mesogen, mesognathous, mesohydrophyte, mesolecithal, mesolect, mesolite, mesophalanx, mesophanerophyte, mesenteron, mesoappendix, mesocaecum, mesocolic, mesocolon, mesocolonic, mesoduodenal, mesoduodenum, mesogastrium, mesoanterior, mesobasal, mesocaudad, mesodorsally, mesokinesis, mesomedial, meson, mesonasal, mesochronic, mesocracy, mesocrystal, mesofacial, mesokurtic, mesokurtosis, mesocone, mesoconid, mesoflexid, mesoflexus, mesoloph, mesolophid, mesocenozoic, Mesolithic, mesonephros, mesobenthic, mesobilirubin, mesocarnivore, mesoparasite, mesoendemic, mesoeutrophic, mesohaline, mesoglea, mesomorph, Mesopotamia, mesoscopic, mesothelioma, mesothelium Disambiguation of 'prefix meaning middle': 16 12 0 2 15 5 5 4 4 14 1 7 15
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "prefix meaning middle",
      "word": "meso-"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "prefix meaning middle",
      "word": "meso-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "meso-"
}

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