mesial
adjective
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Definition of mesial
2 : of, relating to, or being the surface of a tooth that is next to the tooth in front of it or that is closest to the middle of the front of the jaw — compare distal sense 2
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mesial
adjective
-sē-
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-səl
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Medical Definition of mesial
1 : being or located in the middle or a median part the mesial aspect of the metacarpal head
2 : situated in or near or directed toward the median plane of the body the heart is mesial to the lungs — compare distal sense 1b
3 : of, relating to, or being the surface of a tooth that is next to the tooth in front of it or that is closest to the middle of the front of the jaw — compare distal sense 1c, proximal sense 1b
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