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Definitions of distal
  1. adjective
    directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body

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  2. adjective
    situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone
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Definition that contains distal
  • wrist a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
  • ankle a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
  • cardiac sphincter the valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach; the physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric junction
  • postganglionic beyond or distal to a ganglion (referring especially to the unmyelinated fibers that originate from cells in autonomic ganglia)
  • pen-tail brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia
  • ankle joint a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
  • cloven foot a hoof divided into two parts at its distal extremity (as of ruminants or swine)
  • carpus a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
  • pen-tailed tree shrew brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia
  • pressure point any of several points on the body where the pulse can be felt and where pressure on an underlying artery will control bleeding from that artery at a more distal point
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