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
Examples of medial in a Sentence
four is the medial number between one and seven
Recent Examples on the Web
Varma is an associate professor of the psychological/medial anthropology subfield and the vice chair of undergraduate studies.
—
News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
According to media reports, Bridgeman suffered a medial emergency at a Louisville hotel during a fundraising event Tuesday.
—Bruce Schreiner, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
The Serb had undergone surgery on his medial meniscus just six weeks before but still went all the way.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 21 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
See All Example Sentences for medial
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
According to media reports, Bridgeman suffered a medial emergency at a Louisville hotel during a fundraising event Tuesday.
—Bruce Schreiner, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
The Serb had undergone surgery on his medial meniscus just six weeks before but still went all the way.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 21 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
See All Example Sentences for medial
Cite this Entry
“Medial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medial. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
medial
adjective
me·di·al
ˈmēd-ē-əl 
Medical Definition
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share