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 snout is distinctly pinched in at the base, though broadened again distally.

From Animal Figures in the Maya Codices by Tozzer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marston)

In Eutamias the baculum is broad at the base and the shaft tapers distally to the junction of the shaft and tip, or the base is only slightly wider than any part of the shaft.

From Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks by White, John A.