distal
adjective
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
distally
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a word derived from
distal.
Example Sentences
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This is the roughened ridge that passes distally along the posterior side of the mid-femur.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Compared to the styloid process of the ulna, the styloid process of the radius projects more distally, thereby limiting the range of movement for lateral deviations of the hand at the wrist joint.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Maybe they’re shown with small ones that don’t extend distally beyond the clawed tip of the digit?
From Scientific American ● May 15, 2012
The belly is long and slender and terminates distally in a slender tendon which passes distally along the posterior surfaces of the first metatarsal and the first digit.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by Stallcup, William B.
The limbs were orange proximally and black distally; the pads of the feet were bluish black.
From Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala by Duellman, William E.
