What is lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the mesial plane; external; -- opposed to mesial called?
lateral — (Anat.) Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the mesial plane; external; -- opposed to mesial. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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