Main Entry:

¹me·dia

Pronunciation:

\ˈmē-dē-ə\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural me·di·ae \-dē-ˌē\

Date:

1841

1 [Late Latin, from Latin, feminine of medius; from the voiced stops' being regarded as intermediate between the tenues and the aspirates] : a voiced stop2 [New Latin, from Latin] : the middle coat of the wall of a blood or lymph vessel consisting chiefly of circular muscle fibers