media (draft)

noun \ ˈmē-dē-ə \

Definition of media

plural mediae -dē-ˌē\

1. [Late Latin, from Latin, feminine of medius; from the voiced stops' being regarded as intermediate between the tenues and the aspirates]

   a voiced (see voiced 2) stop (see 2stop 1b)

2. [New Latin, from Latin]

   the middle coat of the wall of a blood or lymph (see lymph 2) vessel consisting chiefly of circular muscle fibers