medially
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7.8
- adverb
- /ˈmidiəli/
- Specialized
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medialmente
- Intercostal motor nerves should be left intact to avoid denervating the muscles medially.
- medially displaced
- tonsil medially
- extend medially
If you rock back and your hip medially rotates.
- If you rock back and your hip medially rotates.
Examples
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When one arytenoid was pushed laterally, the other moved medially.
Academic text (2006) -
To debulk the tissue, the surgeon grasps the middle of the tonsil with Allis forceps and retracts it medially.
Academic text (2004) -
If you rock back and your hip medially rotates.
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Each target word appeared in two sentences, one utterance medially and the other utterance finally, as shown in Table 1.
Academic text (2013) -
Examination revealed that the mass was located below the submandibular gland and that it extended medially into the neck.
Academic text (2010) -
The medial pathways travel medially in the cord, and they tend to distribute bilaterally.
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- I gently grasp the spleen and displace it medially towards the incision.
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Medially, it is related to the lingual and hypoglossal nerves as they lie on the hyoglossus muscle.
Academic text (2004) -
The tumor was detached from the nasal mucosa and sphenoid sinus and pushed medially and inferiorly.
Academic text (2006) -
The surgeon retracted the tissue medially to gain better access to the affected area.
Synonyms
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3.0
Near the middle or in the most important way, often from the main place that controls things
Toward the main stem or center line of a plant
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Medially comes from medial, which in turn comes from the Latin root medius meaning 'middle', much like the common English word 'middle'. So medially means 'in the middle' or 'toward the center', which is why we use it to talk about the position of body parts or sounds.