Lateral and Medial

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Lateral adjective - Of, relating to, or located on one side.

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Medial is an antonym for lateral.

Nearby Word: laterally

Medial adjective - Occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes.

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Lateral is an antonym for medial.

Nearby Words: mediate, median, mediation, medially

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