| a. | 1. | (Physiol.) Remote from the point of attachment or origin; |
| Adj. | 1. | distal - situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone Antonyms: proximal - situated nearest to point of attachment or origin; "the proximal end of a bone" |
| 2. | distal - directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body Antonyms: mesial - being in or directed toward the midline or mesial plane of the body |
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