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)

planter (oh) and distal (iou)


planter (oh)



an attractive, usually large, container for growing plants in
someone who owns or is in charge of a plantation
::a tea planter
a machine used for planting

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.