too medial

English translation: too close to the middle or center

06:52 May 24, 2019
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / anatomy
English term or phrase: too medial
The sentence:
Studies demonstrated that catheter placement into the chest by paramedics was too medial in 44% of patients.

Does it means that the result just mediocre?

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Anthony Indra
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Selected answer:too close to the middle or center
Explanation:
From the following website:

https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9...

Medial: 1. Pertaining to the middle; in or toward the middle; nearer the middle of the body. Medial is as opposed to lateral. For example, the medial side of the knee is the side closest to the other knee whereas the lateral side of the knee is the outside of the knee.

2. Within a multilayered structure, the center layer. The medial layer of the aorta is the middle layer. For example, necrosis of the medial layer of the aorta may lead to aortic rupture.

The word medial comes from the Latin medialis, from medius, meaning the middle. Medial is the adjective corresponding to the noun median, as in the median in a highway.

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too close to the middle or center


Explanation:
From the following website:

https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9...

Medial: 1. Pertaining to the middle; in or toward the middle; nearer the middle of the body. Medial is as opposed to lateral. For example, the medial side of the knee is the side closest to the other knee whereas the lateral side of the knee is the outside of the knee.

2. Within a multilayered structure, the center layer. The medial layer of the aorta is the middle layer. For example, necrosis of the medial layer of the aorta may lead to aortic rupture.

The word medial comes from the Latin medialis, from medius, meaning the middle. Medial is the adjective corresponding to the noun median, as in the median in a highway.



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agree  Charles Davis
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Charles!

agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
7 hrs
  -> Thank you, Tina!

agree  Daryo: too close to the middle or central plane of the body - the plane separating the left side from the right side of the human body - basics of anatomy
3 days 1 hr
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