• (adv.) Toward a distal part; on the distal side of; distally.
In a direction away from the body.
(dis´tad) in a distal direction.
Dis'tad adverb [ Dist al + Latin ad toward.] (Anat.) Toward a distal part; on the distal side of; distally. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: dis′tad Definitions: 1. Toward the periphery; in a distal direction.
toward or at the distal end or part.