DISTAL


Meaning of DISTAL in English

/ ˈdɪstl; NAmE / adjective

( anatomy ) located away from the centre of the body or at the far end of sth :

the distal end of the tibia

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from distant , on the pattern of words such as dorsal .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.