PROXIMAL
Dictionary entry overview: What does proximal mean? • PROXIMAL (adjective)
The adjective PROXIMAL has 1 sense:
1. situated nearest to point of attachment or origin
Familiarity information: PROXIMAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PROXIMAL (adjective)
Meaning:
Situated nearest to point of attachment or origin
Context example:
the proximal end of a bone
Domain category:
anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)
Antonym:
distal (situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone)
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