proximal
adjective
situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone.
proximally
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a word derived from
proximal.
Example Sentences
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Plus, my brother’s living in downtown Chicago made the whole setup proximally accessible and relatively affordable.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2024
Rich: If they are in fact more proximally close than ever, that could be another contributing factor.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2021
On the posterior shaft of the femur is the gluteal tuberosity proximally and the linea aspera in the mid-shaft region.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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
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
