Definition of Proximal

Prox´i`mal
a.1.Toward or nearest, as to a body, or center of motion of dependence; proximate.
2.(Biol.) Situated near the point of attachment or origin; as, the proximal part of a limb.


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anatomy, distal, general anatomy


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