admedial

adjective

ad·​me·​di·​al

(ˈ)ad-¦mē-dē-əl

variants or admedian

(ˈ)ad-¦mē-dē-ən

biology

: near the median plane

Word History

Etymology

ad- + medial or median

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

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