DISTAL

distal

(adjective) situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone

distal

(adjective) directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

distal (comparative more distal, superlative most distal)

(anatomy, geology) Remote from the point of attachment or origin.

(dentistry) Facing the wisdom tooth or temporomandibular joint on the same side of the jaw.

(linguistics) Far or farther from the speaker.

Antonyms

• (remote from the point): proximal

• (dentistry): mesial

Anagrams

• Dalits, datils, ditals, latids

Source: Wiktionary

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Dis"tal, a. Etym: [From Distant.] (Physiol.) (a) Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle; -- opposed to proximal. (b) Pertaining to that which is distal; as, the distal tuberosities of a bone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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