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para·me·di·an -'mēd-ē-ən adj situated adjacent to the midline <a \paramedian scar on the abdomen>
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adj.
situated close to or beside the median plane.
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para·me·di·an (par″ə-meґde-ən) [para- + median] near a midline or the median plane.Medical dictionary. 2011.