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Definition of Distal

1. Adjective. Situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone.

2. Adjective. Directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body.

Definition of Distal

1. a. Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle

Definition of Distal

1. located far from the point of origin [adj] : DISTALLY [adv]

Medical Definition of Distal

1. Remote, farther from any point of reference, opposed to proximal. Used to designate a position on the dental arch farther from the median line of the jaw. Origin: L. Distans = distant This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Distal

dissyllables dissymmetric dissymmetries dissymmetry dissymmetry distad distaff distaff distaffs distain

distain distained distaining distains distal (current term) distal (current term) distalis distally distally distal caries

distal centriole distal end distal end cutter distal ileitis distal interphalangeal joints distal muscular dystrophy distal occlusion distal part of anterior lobe of hypophysis distal radioulnar articulation distal radioulnar joint

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