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dis⋅tal

  [dis-tl]
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–adjective
1. situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal. Compare proximal.
2. Dentistry. directed away from the sagittal plane or midline of the face, along the dental arch. Compare buccal (def. 3), mesial (def. 2).
Origin:
1800–10; dist(ant) + -al 1

Related forms:
dis⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
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dis·tal   (dĭs'təl)   
adj.  

  1. Anatomically located far from a point of reference, such as an origin or a point of attachment.

  2. Situated farthest from the middle and front of the jaw, as a tooth or tooth surface.


[dist(ant) + -al1.]
dis'tal·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dis·tal
Pronunciation: 'dis-t&l
Function: adjective
1 : situated away from the point of attachment or origin or acentral point: as a : located away from the center of the body distal end of a bone> —compare PROXIMAL 1a b : located away from the mesial plane of the body —compare MESIAL 2 c : of, relating to, or being the surface of a tooth that is next to the following tooth counting from the middle of the front of the upper or lower jaw or that faces the back of themouth in the case of the last tooth on each side —compare MESIAL 3, PROXIMAL 1b
2 : physical or social rather than sensory —compare PROXIMAL 2 —dis·tal·ly /-E/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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distal dis·tal (dĭs'təl)
adj.

  1. Anatomically located far from a point of reference, such as an origin or a point of attachment.

  2. Situated farthest from the middle and front of the jaw, as a tooth or tooth surface.

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