PROXIMALLY

Etymology

Adverb

proximally (comparative more proximally, superlative most proximally)

(of causation) Immediately; most directly

(medicine) In the proximal direction: reverse of distally

Source: Wiktionary


Prox"i*mal*ly, adv. (Anat.)

Definition: On or toward a proximal part; proximad.

PROXIMAL

Prox"i*mal, a.

1. Toward or nearest, as to a body, or center of motion of dependence; proximate.

2. (Biol.) (a) Situated near the point of attachment or origin; as, the proximal part of a limb. (b) Of or pertaining to that which is proximal; as, the proximal bones of a limb. Opposed to distal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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