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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

proximal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɹɒksɪməl/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *prokʷe Proto-Indo-European *prokʷism̥mos Latin proximus English -al English proximal From Latin proximus, superlative form of prope (“near, nigh”).

Meanings

  1. Closer to the point of attachment or observation.
  2. Facing toward another tooth. The proximal surfaces of a tooth are those that touch or are close to neighboring teeth.
  3. Closer to the speaker.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most proximal Degree=Sup lexicographic
more proximal Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

antonym(s) of “closer to the point of attachment · distal · closer to the speaker”

Deriveds

midproximal · occlusoproximal · proximal ulna · proximal phalange · dorsoproximal · medioproximal · posteroproximal · caudoproximal · interproximal · proximal convoluted tubule · nonproximal · zone of proximal development · lateroproximal · anteroproximal · proximality · mesoproximal · cranioproximal · proximally · proximalmost · mesioproximal · ventroproximal · distoproximal

Relateds

proximate

Translations (17)

ca proximal (closer to the point of attachment) · kmr nêzîkî (closer to the point of attachment) · ga neasach (closer to the point of attachment) · pt proximal (closer to the point of attachment) · ru проксимальный (closer to the point of attachment) · sv proximal (closer to the point of attachment) · es proximal (closer to the point of attachment) · el εγγύς (closer to the point of attachment) · ro proximal (closer to the point of attachment) · fi läheinen (closer to the point of attachment) · de proximal (closer to the point of attachment) · it prossimale (closer to the point of attachment) · oc proximal (closer to the point of attachment) · cmn 鄰近的 /邻近的 (closer to the point of attachment) · fi proksimaalinen (closer to the point of attachment) · pl proksymalny (closer to the point of attachment) · cs proximální (closer to the point of attachment)