adj. Facing the side of a tooth which faces the middle of the jaw.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Middle; median; in, or in the region of, the mesial plane; internal; -- opposed to lateral.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Pertaining to the middle; being in the middle; in zoology, pertaining to or on the middle line or plane of the body; median. Also mesian
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adj. being in or directed toward the midline or mesial plane of the body
Word Usage
"Seven molars were also virtually sectioned through the mesial cusps and two-dimensional enamel thickness and dentine horn height measurements were recorded."