distal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈdɪs.təl/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Latin stō Latin distō Latin distānsder. Old French distantbor. Middle English distaunt English distant Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English distal From distant + -al.
Meanings
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Remote from the point of attachment or origin.
the distal end of a bone or muscle
Among the hypothesized diagnoses was metastatic carcinoma. In metastatic cancer, metastases are most frequent in the axial skeleton and are rare in the distal parts of the appendicular skeleton[…].
2023, Simon Mays, “The Macroscopic Study of Human Skeletal Paleopathology” (chapter 2), in The Routledge Handbook of Paleopathology, Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN, page 27:
- Facing the wisdom tooth or temporomandibular joint on the same side of the jaw.
- Far or farther from the speaker.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most distal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more distal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
mesial (antonym(s) of “dentistry”) · antonym(s) of “remote from the point · farther from the speaker” · proximal
Deriveds
distal goal · distality · naviculodistal · linguodistal · distomedial · ventrodistal · distalward · labiodistal · buccodistal · laterodistal · mediodistal · distal convoluted tubule · distalization · caudodistal · mesodistal · distal radius · craniodistal · proximodistal · dorsodistal · distalmost · palmarodistal · subdistal · distal phalange · distal phalanx · interdistal · nondistal · anterodistal · centralodistal · ultradistal · apicodistal · plantodistal · distally · ectodistal · femorodistal · posterodistal
Translations (23)
cs distální (remote from the point of attachment or origin) · fr distal (remote from the point of attachment or origin) · el άπω (remote from the point of attachment or origin) · es distal (remote from the point of attachment or origin) · fi distaalinen (remote from the point of attachment or origin) · ca distal (remote from the point of attachment or origin) · bg периферен (remote from the point of attachment or origin) · kmr dûrî (remote from the point of attachment or origin) · ga foircneach (remote from the point of attachment or origin) · ro distal (remote from the point of attachment or origin) · cmn 末梢部的 (remote from the point of attachment or origin) · da distal (remote from the point of attachment or origin) · it distale (remote from the point of attachment or origin) · nl distaal (remote from the point of attachment or origin) · pl dystalny (remote from the point of attachment or origin) · ga aimhneasach (remote from the point of attachment or origin) · ru удалённый (remote from the point of attachment or origin) · fi kaukainen (remote from the point of attachment or origin) · de distal (remote from the point of attachment or origin) · sv distal (remote from the point of attachment or origin) · id distal (remote from the point of attachment or origin) · pt distal (remote from the point of attachment or origin) · ru диста́льный (remote from the point of attachment or origin)