n.
Pronunciation: ' m ē -d ē - ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural me · di · ae \ -d ē - ˌ ē \
Date: 1841
1 [ Late Latin, from Latin, feminine of medius; from the voiced stops' being regarded as intermediate between the tenues and the aspirates] : a voiced stop
2 [ New Latin, from L] : the middle coat of the wall of a blood or lymph vessel consisting chiefly of circular muscle fibers