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.
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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
Word Usage
"These so-called distal DNA elements control the expression of faraway genes."