What is the medical term meaning away from the midline of the body? Lateral means away from the midline. Lateral Lateral is a term that means farther from the midline of the body.
For other uses, see Solvent (disambiguation). A solvent (from the Latin solvÅ, I loosen, untie, I solve) is a substance that dissolves a solute (a chemically different liquid, solid or gas), resulting in a solution. A solvent is usually a liquid but can also be a solid or a gas.
A solvent is a substance which dissolves a solute. When a solvent dissolves into a solute, it creates a solution. If i pour salt into a cup of water. The salt is the solute because it's being dissolved and the water is the solvent because it is doing the dissolving. The saltwater is the solution because that's what the solvent and solute make. A way to remember is that if you spilled salt on the table you need to get rid of it.