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Distal vs Proximodistal - What's the difference?

distal | proximodistal |

As adjectives the difference between distal and proximodistal

is that distal is (anatomy|geology) remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle while proximodistal is (anatomy) running from the center of the body out towards the distal ends of appendages.

distal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (anatomy, geology) Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle.
  • (dentistry) Facing the wisdom tooth or temporomandibular joint on the same side of the jaw.
  • (linguistics) Far from the speaker.

    • Antonyms

    * (remote from the point) proximal * (dentistry) mesial

    Coordinate terms

    * *

    Derived terms

    * distally * distal phalange * distal goal

    Anagrams

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    proximodistal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (anatomy) Running from the center of the body out towards the distal ends of appendages
  • (anatomy) Running from the center of a local structure out towards the distal ends of that structure