mesially en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English mesial Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English mesially From mesial + -ly.
Meanings
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Toward the central plane of a body with bilateral symmetry.
The second premolar has two roots, one located mesially and one distally under the crown
1999, Friderun Ankel-Simons, Primate Anatomy: An Introduction, page 246:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more mesially | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most mesially | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
labiomesially · anteromesially · posteromesially