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distal

dis·tal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dis-tl]
    • /ˈdɪs tl/
    • /ˈdɪs.təl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-tl]
    • /ˈdɪs tl/

Definitions of distal word

  • adjective distal situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal. Compare proximal. 1
  • adjective distal Dentistry. directed away from the sagittal plane or midline of the face, along the dental arch. Compare buccal (def 3), mesial (def 2). 1
  • noun distal Situated away from the center of the body or from the point of attachment. 1
  • adjective distal bone, etc.: furthest 1
  • adjective distal (of a muscle, bone, limb, etc) situated farthest from the centre, median line, or point of attachment or origin 0
  • adjective distal farthest from the center or the point of attachment or origin; terminal 0
See all 9 definitions of distal

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Origin of distal

First appearance:

before 1800
One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10; dist(ant) + -al1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Distal

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Distal

distal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Antonyms for distal

adjective distal

  • tal — Transaction Application Language
Just one Antonym for distal

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Related words

  • buccal

    of or relating to the cheek

  • clava

    the two or more enlarged distal segments that form the bulbous end of a clavate antenna.

  • collecting tubule

    the part of a nephron that collects the urine from the distal convoluted tubule and discharges it into the pelvis of the kidney.

  • cuboid

    A cuboid is a solid object with two square surfaces and four rectangular surfaces. Each surface of a cuboid is the same size as the one opposite to it.

  • dentary

    a bone in the lower jaw of non-mammalian vertebrates, which holds the teeth

  • loop of henle

    the part of a nephron between the proximal and distal convoluted tubules that extends, in a loop, from the cortex into the medulla of the kidney.
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