1) Far from the bone in question 2) Like some tooth surfaces 3) Terminal
Found on
https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/distal
Away from the centre of the body; more peripheral. For example, the hand is distal to the elbow, the phalanges are distal to the metacarpals. In certain instances, it means nearer the end than the beginning; for example, in the digestive system the stomach is distal to the oesophagus, or, in the urinary tract, the bladder is distal to the ureter.
Found on
http://orthopaedics.org.uk/service/glossary/
• (a.) Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle • (a.) Pertaining to that which is distal; as, the distal tuberosities of a bone.
Found on
http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/distal/
(L. distans distant) remote; farther from any point of reference; opposed to proximal. In dentistry, used to designate a position on the dental arch farther from the median line of the jaw.
Found on
http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio26.html
Away from the base towards the apex.
Found on
http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/orchidkey/html/glossary.html
Behind towards the back of the mouth. For example you might say that the first bicuspid is distal to the cuspid.
Found on
http://www.bracesinfo.com/glossary.html
DISTAL – used to describe a part of the body further away from the midline than another part. Thus, the ankle is distal to the knee. PROXIMAL – the opposite of distal. The elbow is proximal to the wrist. • In general anatomy, situated away from the origin or point of attachmen...
Found on
http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/D/distal.html
Concerning that part of an appendage furthest from the body.
Found on
http://www.earthlife.net/insects/glossary.html
Distal means farthest from the point of attachment to the body (compare with proximal , its opposite).
Found on
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/glossary/
Away from the centre of the body; more peripheral. For example, the hand is distal to the elbow, the phalanges are distal to the metacarpals. In certain instances, it means nearer the end than the beginning; for example, in the digestive system the stomach is distal to the oesophagus, or, in the urinary tract, the bladder is distal to the ureter.
...
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20605
<anatomy> Remote, farther from any point of reference, opposed to proximal. ... <dentistry> Used to designate a position on the dental arch farther from the median line of the jaw. ... Origin: L. Distans = distant ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
(dis´tәl) remote; farther from any point of reference.
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
Away from the point of attachment or origin.
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21804
At the periphery, or beyond it
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
Away from the point of attachment.
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
Dis'tal adjective [ From
Distant .]
(Physiol.) (a) Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the
distal end of a bone or muscle ; -- opposed to
proximal .
(b) Pertaining to that which is distal; as, the
distal tuberosities of a bone.
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/96
Distal: The more (or most) distant of two (or more) things. For example, the distal end of the femur (the thigh bone) is the end down by the knee; the end more distant from the torso. The distal bile duct is the far end of the cystic duct, the end away from the gallbladder. And the distal lymph node in a chain of nodes is the most distant one. The ...
Found on
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9252
(dis;tal) Away from the midline or origin; the opposite of proximal.
Found on
http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml
Distal refers to something remote from the point of attachment or origin. For example the distal end of a bone or muscle.
Found on
http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ED.HTM
Away from the point of attachment or origin.
Found on
http://www.stripers247.com/Fishing-Glossary.php
Away from the center of the body (fingers are distal to the elbow) or from the origin of the structure (the tip of a feather is distal to its base—where it is attached).
Found on
https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/bird-academys-a-to-z-glossary-of-bird-ter
describes a position farther from the point of attachment or the trunk of the body
Found on
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/cuny-csi-ap-1/chapter/glossary-introducti
adjective, Latin di = apart, and stans = standing, hence, standing apart, implying farther from a given point, usually the root of a limb.
Found on
https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21450
Away from the body (e.g. wing tip is distal to carpal joint) (see Proximal).
Found on
https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22222
Away from (contrast with proximal).
Found on
https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22457
No exact match found.
