distal
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distal (comparative more distal, superlative most distal)
- (anatomy, geology) Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle.
- (dentistry) Facing the wisdom tooth or temporomandibular joint on the same side of the jaw.
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- (human anatomy direction adjectives) anterior, distal, dorsal, lateral, medial, posterior, proximal, ventral (Category: en:Medicine) [edit]
- (dentistry location adjectives) anterior, apical, axial, buccal, cervical, coronal, distal, distobuccal, distolingual, facial, gingival, incisal, inferior, labial, lingual, mandibular, maxillary, mesial, mesiobuccal, mesiolingual, occlusal, palatal, posterior, proximal, superior, vestibular (Category: en:Dentistry) [edit]
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remote from the point of attachment or origin
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[edit] French
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /dis.tal/
[edit] Adjective
distal m. (f. distale, m. plural distaux, f. plural distales)