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proximal |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Proximal \Prox"i*mal\, a. 1. Toward or nearest, as to a body, or center of motion of dependence; proximate. 2. (Biol.) a Situated near the point of attachment or origin; as the proximal part of a limb. b Of or pertaining to that which is proximal; as the proximal bones of a limb. Opposed to {distal}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: proximal adj : (anatomy) situated nearest to point of attachment or origin; "the proximal end of a bone" [ant: {distal}]
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