distal

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdɪs.təl/, SAMPA: /"dIs.t@l/
• Rhymes: -ɪstəl

Adjective

distal (comparative more distal, superlative most distal)

1. (anatomy, geology) Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle.
2. (dentistry) Facing the wisdom tooth or temporomandibular joint on the same side of the jaw.

Antonyms

• (remote from the point): proximal
• (dentistry): mesial

Coordinate terms

• (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]}

Derived terms

• distally
• distal phalange
• distal goal

Translations

remote from the point of attachment or origin

Chinese: Mandarin: simpl. 末梢部的

Czech: distální (cs) Polish: dalszy m.

Anagrams

• Dalits

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dis.tal/

Adjective

distal m. (f. distale, m. plural distaux, f. plural distales)

1. (anatomy) distal