Antonyms of adj medial

2 senses of medial

Sense 1
medial, median -- (dividing an animal into right and left halves)

INDIRECT (VIA mesial) -> distal -- (directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body)

Sense 2
median, medial -- (relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle)

INDIRECT (VIA central) -> peripheral -- (on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; "Russia's peripheral provinces"; "peripheral suburbs")

Similarity of adj medial

2 senses of medial

Sense 1
medial, median -- (dividing an animal into right and left halves)
       => mesial (vs. distal) -- (being in or directed toward the midline or mesial plane of the body)

Sense 2
median, medial -- (relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle)
       => central (vs. peripheral) -- (in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position")