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medi/o — Middle

medi/o means middle. Latin source words and additional body roots examples: medial.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Middle

• Latin: medius

Examples and word parts

medial

Toward the body's midline.

Word parts: medi (middle) + -al (relating to)

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Related body regions & directions terms

• corpor/o — Body

  corporeal

• cervic/o — Neck or cervix

  cervical

• abdomin/o — Abdomen

  abdominal

• lapar/o — Abdominal wall

  laparoscopy

• lumb/o — Lower back

  lumbar

• pelv/i — Pelvis

  pelvic

• axill/o — Armpit

  axillary

• inguin/o — Groin

  inguinal

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