mesial
IPA: mɛziʌɫ
adjective
- (anatomy) Pertaining to the midline of the body.
- (dentistry) Facing the side of a tooth which faces the middle of the jaw.
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Examples of "mesial" in Sentences
- My hygienist pronounces mesial as musial.
- Caries can also be described as mesial or distal.
- It is mesial from both mandibular lateral incisors.
- It has a white chin and a bold black mesial stripe.
- The words mesial and distal are also used as descriptions.
- This side of the tooth is very similar to the mesial side.
- Premolars are found distal to canines and mesial to molars.
- A common associated brain abnormality is mesial temporal sclerosis.
- Also, the cervical line curves less in comparison to the mesial view.
- The carapace is black, each vertebral has a narrow yellowish mesial line.
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