medially C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmidiəli/ UK /ˈmiːdiəli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in or toward the middle; situated centrally The nerve runs medially before branching toward the limb. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in or toward the middle;... centrallymidway ↔ Opposites laterallyperipherally Word family Related forms medialmedianmediummiddle Etymology AI details From medial (from Late Latin mediālis 'of the middle', from Latin medius 'middle') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. In or toward the middle. mediālis la-lat medius Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # medially **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈmidiəli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmiːdiəli/ ## Meanings 1. in or toward the middle; situated centrally ## Examples - The nerve runs medially before branching toward the limb. ## Synonyms - centrally - midway ## Antonyms - laterally - peripherally ## Related Forms - medial - median - medium - middle ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mediālis - Root: medius ## Etymology From medial (from Late Latin mediālis 'of the middle', from Latin medius 'middle') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. In or toward the middle. ## AI Etymology Medially comes from medial (from Late Latin mediālis 'of the middle', from Latin medius 'middle') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. In or toward the middle. The etymological trail includes Latin mediālis, Latin medius. The same word family includes medial, median, medium, middle. Its current adverb use means "in or toward the middle; situated centrally". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown