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 stop
2 [New Latin, from Latin] : the middle coat of the wall of a blood or lymph vessel consisting chiefly of circular muscle fibers