2
a
: being or occurring in the middle
b
: extending toward the middle
especially
: lying or extending toward the median axis of the body
3
: situated between the extremes of initial and final in a word or morpheme
medial
noun
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four is the medial number between one and seven
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The Serb had undergone surgery on his medial meniscus just six weeks before but still went all the way.
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Tim Ellis, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The vehicle took off with more thrust than Dougherty expected and he was thrown to the ground, tearing his medial cruciate ligament in the process.
—Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
Fudd missed the first three games of the season completing recovery from an ACL and medial meniscus tear suffered last November, and she was sidelined again for three games in December after spraining her right knee against Louisville.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
But the reality remains that after taking a platelet-rich-plasma injection for the medial tendinitis in his right foot on March 15, the plan, according to a source familiar with the approach, was a week off, followed by a two-week ramp up.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2024
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Tim Ellis, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The vehicle took off with more thrust than Dougherty expected and he was thrown to the ground, tearing his medial cruciate ligament in the process.
—Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
Fudd missed the first three games of the season completing recovery from an ACL and medial meniscus tear suffered last November, and she was sidelined again for three games in December after spraining her right knee against Louisville.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
But the reality remains that after taking a platelet-rich-plasma injection for the medial tendinitis in his right foot on March 15, the plan, according to a source familiar with the approach, was a week off, followed by a two-week ramp up.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Medial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medial. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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medial
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me·di·al
ˈmēd-ē-əl 
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