distal
[dis-tl]
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adjective
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.Compare proximal.
Dentistry. directed away from the sagittal plane or midline of the face, along the dental arch.Compare buccal(def 3), mesial(def 2).
Origin of distal
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The two jaws are articulated together, and the cartilages of the two sides composing them meet each other distally.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)Francis Maitland Balfour
The four metacarpals are slightly expanded proximally and distally.
A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of KansasTheodore H. Eaton
Distally the surface is rounded for articulation with the radiale and perhaps the intermedium.
A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of KansasTheodore H. Eaton
Antenn, tentacular cirri and notocirri banded at base and distally with black.
Proboscis as protruded short, distally expanded over proximal region.
distal
adjective
Word Origin for distal
C19: from distant + -al 1
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distal
[dĭs′təl]
adj.
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