proximal

Definition of Proximal in English :

1. proximal

situated nearest to point of attachment or origin

Example Sentences:
'the proximal end of a bone'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Proximal

adjective

1. anatomy

situated close to the centre, median line, or point of attachment or origin

Compare distal

2. another word for proximate

adjective

1.

proximate; next or nearest

2. Anatomy

situated nearest the center of the body or nearest the point of attachment of a muscle, limb, etc.

adj.

1. Nearest; proximate.

2. Anatomy Nearer to a point of reference such as an origin, a point of attachment, or the midline of the body: the proximal end of a bone.