See Also: distal(dictionary)
Distal(health)
Distal(medicine)
distal end(medicine)
distal occlusion(medicine)
distal ileitis(medicine)
distal end cutter(medicine)
distal centriole(medicine)
distal caries(medicine)
tuberosity of distal phalanx(medicine)

distal (iou)



distal adjective. E19.
[Irreg. from DIST(ANT + -AL1, after dorsal etc.]
Science. Situated away from the centre of the body or the point of attachment; further, more distant; spec. in Geology, designating or characteristic of an area far from but influenced by an area of activity, as a sedimentation zone, a volcanic vent, etc.
distally adverb L19.