- 1. a. Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle Source: opted
- 2. a. Pertaining to that which is distal; as, the distal tuberosities of a bone. Source: opted
- 3. adj. situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone Source: wordnet
- 4. adj. directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 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 Source: ecdict
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