Phrase Hound found 33 phrases and 44 compound words that contain medial. The most common are listed below. Open medial in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 33
- medial rectusThe broadest of the four extraocular muscles of the eyeball in the orbit, which arises from the border of the optic foramen and inserts into the medial aspect of the sclera.
- medial cuneiform boneOne of the cuneiform bones of the foot.
- medial pterygoid muscleA muscle that arises from the inner surface of the lateral pterygoid plate and from the palatine and maxillary bones, is inserted into the ramus and the gonial angle, cooperates with the masseter and temporalis in elevating the lower jaw …
- medial graphA graph derived from a given plane graph such that this derived graph has a vertex corresponding to each edge of the given graph, and such that for every “angle” (consecutive trio of edge, vertex, edge) along the border of a face of the …
- medial moraineA moraine formed where lateral moraines of two glaciers meet.
- medial collateral ligamentOne of the four main ligaments of the knee in humans and certain other animals.
- medial capitalA capital letter occurring anywhere in the middle of a word.
- medial capitalsplural of medial capital: A capital letter occurring anywhere in the middle of a word.
- medial sSynonym of long s: The ſ character, as distinct from the short s (which is the s character).
- medial collateral ligamentsplural of medial collateral ligament: One of the four main ligaments of the knee in humans and certain other animals.
- medial cuneiform bonesplural of medial cuneiform bone: One of the cuneiform bones of the foot.
- medial morainesplural of medial moraine: A moraine formed where lateral moraines of two glaciers meet.
- medial medullary syndromeA type of alternating hemiplegia characterized by a set of clinical features resulting from occlusion of the anterior spinal artery and consequent infarction of the medial part of the medulla oblongata.
- medial epicondylitisgolfer's elbow
- medial geniculate nucleiplural of medial geniculate nucleus: The nucleus of the thalamus involved in the sense of audition, which receives projections from the inferior colliculus and projects to the primary auditory cortex.
- medial geniculate nucleusThe nucleus of the thalamus involved in the sense of audition, which receives projections from the inferior colliculus and projects to the primary auditory cortex.
- medial malleolusThe prominence on the inner side of the ankle, formed by the lower end of the tibia.
- medial palpebral arteriesplural of medial palpebral artery: An artery branching off of the ophthalmic artery that delivers blood to the eyelids.
- medial palpebral arteryAn artery branching off of the ophthalmic artery that delivers blood to the eyelids.
- medial pterygoid nerveA branch of the mandibular nerve that is distributed to the medial pterygoid muscle, tensor tympani, and tensor veli palatini.
- medial pterygoid plateA long narrow plate that forms the medial part of the pterygoid process, terminates in the pterygoid hamulus, and forms with its lateral surface part of the pterygoid fossa and with its medial surface the lateral boundary of a choana.
- medial longitudinal fasciculusA bundle of myelinated nerves responsible for coordinating eye movements.
- alligation medialThe process of determining a weighted mean.
- medial lemniscusA large ascending bundle of heavily myelinated axons that decussate in the brain stem, specifically in the medulla; it is formed by the crossings of internal arcuate fibers.
- medial canthusThe inner corner of the eye.
Compound words 44
- ventromedialBoth ventral and medial
- postmedialLocated behind (further towards the rear than) the middle.
- supermedialAbove the middle.
- anteromedialLocated in the front and towards a middle line.
- inferomedialBoth inferior and medial.
- medializationThe act or process of medializing (making more medial).
- medializeTo become more medial.
- antemedialSituated before (i.e. closer to the head than) the middle of the thorax or wing.
- basomedialbasal and medial
- centromedialcentral and medial