He says when a person makes an emotional or moral decision, it activates a part of the brain, just behind the eyes, called the medial pre-frontal cortex.
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Medial
//ˈmiː.di.əl//
Synonyms for "medial" (46 found)
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Closest matches (10)
Strong matches (13)
Related words (23)
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3 entriescoordinate
2 entriesderived
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1 entrieshas context
3 entriesrelated to
8 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
35 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- среден adj (of or pertaining to a mean or average)
- среден adj (in or near the middle; not at either end)
Finnish
4 entries- keski adj (of or pertaining to a mean or average)
- keski adj (in or near the middle; not at either end)
- keski adj (of a consonant, central)
- keskimääräinen adj (of or pertaining to a mean or average)
German
4 entries- medial adj (closer to the median plane or midline)
- median adj (closer to the median plane or midline)
- mittel adj (of or pertaining to a mean or average)
- mittig adj (in or near the middle; not at either end)
Greek
1 entries- έσω adj (closer to the median plane or midline)
Hungarian
4 entries- bel adj (closer to the median plane or midline)
- belső adj (closer to the median plane or midline)
- közép adj (of or pertaining to a mean or average)
- középső adj (of or pertaining to a mean or average)
Polish
4 entries- centralny adj (in or near the middle; not at either end)
- centralny adj (of a consonant, central)
- przyśrodkowy adj (closer to the median plane or midline)
- średni adj (of or pertaining to a mean or average)
Romanian
4 entries- intermediar adj (of or pertaining to a mean or average)
- medial adj (of a consonant, central)
- median adj (of or pertaining to a mean or average)
- median adj (in or near the middle; not at either end)
Russian
3 entries- медиа́льный adj (closer to the median plane or midline)
- сре́дний adj (of or pertaining to a mean or average)
- среди́нный adj (closer to the median plane or midline)
Spanish
1 entries- medio adj (of or pertaining to a mean or average)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
medial allegation
Source: wiktionary
The medial side of the knee faces the other knee, while the outer side of the knee is lateral.
Source: wiktionary
Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) are torn and Vonn has a lateral fracture of the tibial plateau, the upper end of the tibia or shin bone.
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