- Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the
distal end of a bone or muscle - Pertaining to that which is distal; as, the distal
tuberosities of a bone.
Proximodistal Proximodistal means 'close-distant'. Usually refers to the process of maturation in humans and animals where the sequence of physical development proceeds from the centre of the body towards the periphery.
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