PROXIMAL


Meaning of PROXIMAL in English

/ ˈprɒksɪməl; NAmE ˈprɑːk-/ adjective

( anatomy ) located towards the centre of the body

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent. (as a term in anatomy and zoology): from Latin proximus nearest + -al .

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