medial

médial

Situé plus près de la ligne centrale du corps ou d’un organe.

En anglais simple : Closer to the middle line of the body or an organ.

• The pain is on the medial side.
• She injured the medial ligament in her knee.
• The scan shows damage to the medial surface of the bone.

Synonymes : inner

Contraires : lateral

Expressions courantes : medial side, medial ligament, medial surface

médial

Qui concerne la couche du milieu de la paroi d’un vaisseau sanguin.

En anglais simple : Connected with the middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel.

• The artery shows medial thickening.
• Doctors found medial calcification in several blood vessels.
• The medial layer contains muscle cells.

Expressions courantes : medial layer, medial thickening, medial calcification

moyen

Qui se rapporte à une valeur moyenne.

En anglais simple : Connected with an average value.

• The table gives a medial value.
• We compared the medial rates for both groups.
• A medial calculation combines the separate figures.

Synonymes : average

Expressions courantes : medial value, medial rate, medial calculation

médial

Qui concerne une nervure principale vers le milieu d’une aile d’insecte ou la zone voisine.

En anglais simple : Connected with a main vein near the middle of an insect’s wing or the area around it.

• The medial vein divides near the edge.
• Two medial cells are visible in this wing.
• Researchers compared the medial branches in several insects.

Expressions courantes : medial vein, medial cells, medial branches

lettre médiane

Lettre ou groupe de lettres au milieu d’un mot.

En anglais simple : A letter or group of letters in the middle of a word.

• The medial has a different written form.
• Circle the medials in these words.
• This script uses separate forms for initials and medials.

Synonymes : middle letter

Expressions courantes : word medial, a single medial, identify the medial

élément central

Élément qui se trouve ou se place au milieu de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Something that appears or is placed in the middle.

• The medial sits between the two ends.
• Each series has a clearly marked medial.
• We compared the medials in the three sequences.

Synonymes : middle element

Expressions courantes : a central medial, identify the medial