DISTAL


Meaning of DISTAL in English

[ 'dɪst(ə)l ]

■ adjective chiefly Anatomy situated away from the centre of the body or an area or from the point of attachment. The opposite of proximal .

Derivatives

~ly adverb

Origin

C19: from distant , on the pattern of words such as dorsal .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.