Crossword clues for proximal
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Proximal \Prox"i*mal\, a.
Toward or nearest, as to a body, or center of motion of dependence; proximate.
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(Biol.)
Situated near the point of attachment or origin; as, the proximal part of a limb.
Of or pertaining to that which is proximal; as, the proximal bones of a limb. Opposed to distal.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
a. 1 (context anatomy geology English) Closer to the point of attachment or observation. 2 (context linguistics English) Closer to the speaker.
WordNet
adj. situated nearest to point of attachment or origin; "the proximal end of a bone" [ant: distal]
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "proximal".
Once in a while, Simpson would let general surgery residents do a proximal anastomosis, just to throw them a bone.
In the frigate-bird the symphysis of the furcula coalesces with the carina and the upper end of each ramus with the caracoid, while in its turn each caracoid coalesces with the proximal end of the scapula!
The proximal end of each cut nerve will still be alive because the cell body will be located there.
This is a little like Aristotle, who spoke of proximal cause and efficient cause.
And kidneys show hyperosmolar vacuolization of the proximal convoluted tubular lining cells.
Note how the capsule of the proximal interphalangeal joint is sloughed away, here and here.
He grabbed the index finger of my right hand and in one swift motion snapped it sideways, dislocating the finger at what I later learned was the proximal interphalangeal joint.
Five of them belonged to Deborah, and on the dorsal surface of her left proximal phalange - or the top of the shaft, the longest of the index finger bones I found a half-inch cut.
I went through the same process with the distal and proximal phalanges, or bones of the fingers.
But now, as he did so, he could see that the proximal phalanges showed flaking and crumbling characteristic of high heat—.