adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   Toward the central plane of a body with bilateral symmetry.

   "The second premolar has two roots, one located mesially and one distally under the crown"

Example

More examples

"The second premolar has two roots, one located mesially and one distally under the crown"

Etymology

From mesial + -ly.

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