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Definition of Distal in English :

Distal

see synonyms of distal

Adjective

1. distal

situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone

2. distal

directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Distal

see synonyms of distal

adjective

anatomy

(of a muscle, bone, limb, etc) situated farthest from the centre, median line, or point of attachment or origin

Compare proximal

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Distal

see synonyms of distal

adjective

Anatomy

farthest from the center or the point of attachment or origin; terminal

see also proximal

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Distal

see synonyms of distal

adj.

1. Anatomically located far from a point of reference, such as an origin or a point of attachment.

2. Situated farthest from the middle and front of the jaw, as a tooth or tooth surface.

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