MESIAL • DICTIONARY ONE.COM • Definition of Mesial

... diameter of this joint is long, thus giving it contacting surfaces that are sufficiently extensive to minimize the strain upon the mesial and lateral ligaments (internal and external lateral common ligaments). Motion is that of flexion and extension; slight rotation is possible when the position is that of flexion. While supporting weight the carpus is fixed in position by a slight dorsal flexion, but undue dorsal flexion is ...

— Lameness of the Horse - Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 • John Victor Lacroix