distal

English

Etymology

distant +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪs.təl/
• 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.
3. (linguistics) Far from the speaker.

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,‎ distofacial,‎ distoincisal,‎ distolingual,‎ facial,‎ gingival,‎ incisal,‎ inferior,‎ labial,‎ lingual,‎ mandibular,‎ maxillary,‎ mesial,‎ mesiobuccal,‎ mesiodistal,‎ mesiofacial,‎ mesioincisal,‎ 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: trad. 末梢部的, simpl. 末梢部的 (mòshāo bù de)

• Czech: distální
• French: distal (fr)
• Italian: distale (it)
• Polish: dalszy (pl) m

• Portuguese: distal (pt)
• Russian: дистальный (ru) (distálʹnyj), удалённый (ru) (udaljónnyj) (от це́нтра)
• Spanish: distal (es)
• Swedish: distal (sv)

Anagrams

• Dalits

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis.tal/

Adjective

distal m (feminine distale, masculine plural distaux, feminine plural distales)

1. (anatomy) distal

External links

• “distal” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Portuguese

Adjective

distal m, f (plural distais, comparable)

1. (anatomy, geology) distal (remote from the point of attachment or origin)