The word "medial" means something that is in the middle or center. It refers to the position or location that is closer to the middle or middle ground compared to other things. Full definition
Our data indicate that spontaneous improvisation, independent of the degree of musical complexity, is characterized by widespread deactivation of lateral portions of the prefrontal cortex together with focal activation of medial prefrontal cortex. (journals.plos.org)
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to study memory - associated activation of medial temporal lobe (MTL) regions in 32 nondemented elderly individuals with mild cognitive impairment (semanticscholar.org)
The presence of medial temporal atrophy, determined by automated analysis of MRI using an FDA - approved software package, was associated with the likeliest chance of near - term dementia, with a median dementia - free survival time of only 15 months. (health.ucsd.edu)