mesially

English

Etymology

From mesial +‎ -ly.

Adverb

mesially (comparative more mesially, superlative most mesially)

1. Toward the central plane of a body with bilateral symmetry.
   • 1999, Friderun Ankel-Simons, Primate Anatomy: An Introduction, page 246:

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

Derived terms

• anteromesially
• labiomesially
• posteromesially

Related terms

• mesial

See also

• distally