medial Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite dividing an animal into right and left halves
    median.
  2. adjective satellite relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle
    median.

WordNet

Me"di*al adjective
Etymology
L. medialis, fr. medius middle: cf. F. médial. See Middle.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to a mean or average; mean; as, medial alligation.
Me"di*al noun
Definitions
  1. (Phonetics) See 2d Media.

Webster 1913