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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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
This is the roughened ridge that passes distally along the posterior side of the mid-femur.
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
A fascial graft can be employed to act as a ligament permanently extending the wrist; it is attached to the third and fourth metacarpal bones distally and to the radius or ulna proximally.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
Skull: Long and narrow; nasals long, rounded proximally and usually simple distally; rostrum long; interparietal triangular; tympanic bullae large, and well inflated ventrally; basioccipital narrow; palate narrow; palatal pits shallow; dentition light.
From The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1 Kansas University Publications. by Stephen D. Durrant
