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distal

DEFINITIONS OF: distal

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adj situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone

Antonyms:
proximal
situated nearest to point of attachment or origin

adj directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body

Synonyms
lateral
lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body
Antonyms:
mesial
being in or directed toward the midline or mesial plane of the body
medial, median
dividing an animal into right and left halves
sagittal
located in a plane that is parallel to the central plane of the sagittal suture
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