Distal

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Anatomically located far from a point of reference, such as an origin or a point of attachment.
  • adj. Situated farthest from the middle and front of the jaw, as a tooth or tooth surface.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle.
  • adj. Facing the wisdom tooth or temporomandibular joint on the same side of the jaw.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Remote from the point of attachment or origin
  • adj. Pertaining to that which is distal.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In anatomy, situated away from the center of the body; being at the end; terminal; peripheral: the opposite of proximal: as, the distal end of a limb, a bone, or other part or organ.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone
  • adj. directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body
  • Equivalent
    lateral   
    Antonym
    proximal    mesial   
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