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distal

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English

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Etymology

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From distant +‎ -al.

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distal (comparative more distal, superlative most distal)

  1. (anatomy, geology) Remote from the point of attachment or origin.
    Antonym: proximal
    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 or farther from the speaker.

Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of remote from the point, farther from the speaker): proximal
  • (antonym(s) of dentistry): mesial

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French

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

  1. (anatomy) distal

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German

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distal (strong nominative masculine singular distaler, not comparable)

  1. distal

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch distaal.

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distal (comparative lebih distal, superlative paling distal)

  1. distal
    1. (anatomy, geology) remote from the point of attachment or origin.
    2. (dentistry) facing the wisdom tooth or temporomandibular joint on the same side of the jaw.
    3. (linguistics) far or farther from the speaker.

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Portuguese

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  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: dis‧tal

Adjective

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distal m or f (plural distais)

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

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French distal.

Adjective

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distal m or n (feminine singular distală, masculine plural distali, feminine and neuter plural distale)

  1. (anatomy) distal

Declension

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Declension of distal
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite distal distală distali distale
definite distalul distala distalii distalele
genitive-
dative
indefinite distal distale distali distale
definite distalului distalei distalilor distalelor

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /disˈtal/ [d̪isˈt̪al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: dis‧tal

Adjective

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distal m or f (masculine and feminine plural distales)

  1. (anatomy) distal

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