n 1  :  the part of an object (as an organ) in a particular position <the medial s of the knees -R. H. Nyquist>   2  :  a particular status or phase in which something appears or may be regarded <the medicolegal s of pregnancy -Bull. of Meharry Med. Coll.>  .
 
 
 
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