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me·si·al  (mz-l, -zhl)
adj.
1. Of, in, near, or toward the middle.
2. Dentistry Situated toward the middle of the front of the jaw along the curve of the dental arch.
mesi·al·ly adv.
mesial [ˈmiːzɪəl]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy another word for medial [1]
[from meso- + -ial]
mesially  adv
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Adj.1.mesial - being in or directed toward the midline or mesial plane of the bodymesial - being in or directed toward the midline or mesial plane of the body
anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
distal - directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body
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The mesial side of the tooth laces the dental midline, and the distal surface is away from the dental midline (figure 1).
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