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prox⋅i⋅mal

  [prok-suh-muhl]
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–adjective
situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def. 1).
Origin:
1720–30; < L proxim(us) next (superl. of prope near) + -al 1

Related forms:
prox⋅i⋅mal⋅ly, adverb
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prox·i·mal   (prŏk'sə-məl)   
adj.  

  1. Nearest; proximate.

  2. Anatomy Nearer to a point of reference such as an origin, a point of attachment, or the midline of the body: the proximal end of a bone.


[From Latin proximus, nearest; see proximate.]
prox'i·mal·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: prox·i·mal
Pronunciation: 'präk-s&-m&l
Function: adjective
1 a : situated next to or near the point ofattachment or origin or a central point proximal was … better than the peripheral stump for a graft —Annual Review of Medicine>; especially : located toward the center of the body proximal end of a bone> —compare DISTAL 1a b : of,relating to, or being the mesial and distal surfaces of a tooth
2 : sensory rather than physical or social <proximal stimuli> —compare DISTAL 2 —prox·i·mal·ly /-E/ adverb
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proximal prox·i·mal (prŏk'sə-məl)
adj.
Nearer to a point of reference such as an origin, a point of attachment, or the midline of the body.

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