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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Distal \Dis"tal\, a. [From {Distant}.] (Physiol.) a Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as the distal end of a bone or muscle; -- opposed to {proximal}. b Pertaining to that which is distal; as the distal tuberosities of a bone. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: distal adj 1: (anatomy) situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone [ant: {proximal}] 2: (anatomy) directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body [ant: {mesial}]
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