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Proximal - What does it mean?

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proximal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (anatomy, geology) Closer to the point of attachment or observation.
  • (linguistics) Closer to the speaker.

    • Antonyms

    * (closer to the point of attachment) distal

    Derived terms

    * proximally

    Coordinate terms

    * *

    Related terms

    * proximate

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.