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Adjective: distal  dis-t(u)l
  1. (anatomy) situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone
     
  2. (anatomy) directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body

See also: lateral

Antonym: mesial, proximal

Encyclopedia: Distal

Nearest

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