PROXIMAL
\pɹˈɒksɪmə͡l], \pɹˈɒksɪməl], \p_ɹ_ˈɒ_k_s_ɪ_m_əl]\
Definitions of PROXIMAL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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By Princeton University
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Situated near the point of attachment or origin; as, the proximal part of a limb.
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Of or pertaining to that which is proximal; as, the proximal bones of a limb. Opposed to distal.
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