ADJECTIVE | all | proximal | situated nearest to point of attachment or origin |
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Sounds | praa'ksahmahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | situated nearest to point of attachment or origin. | |
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Example | "the proximal end of a bone" | |
Category | anatomy, general anatomy | The branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals |
Opposite | distal | situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone |
Spanish | proximal | |
Catalan | proximal | |
Nouns | proximity | the property of being close together |
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