Thesaurus: distal

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1. a. Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle
2. a. Pertaining to that which is distal; as, the distal tuberosities of a bone.
3. adj. situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone
4. adj. directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body
5. (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.
6. j:100 a. situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone a. directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body