distal

2 definitions found

distal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Distal \Dis"tal\, a. [From Distant.] (Physiol.)
     (a) Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the
         distal end of a bone or muscle; -- opposed to proximal.
     (b) Pertaining to that which is distal; as, the distal
         tuberosities of a bone.
         [1913 Webster]

distal - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  distal
      adj 1: situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as
             of a limb or bone [ant: proximal]
      2: directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body
         [ant: mesial]