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Home Â» Distal. Definition. adjective. (1) (anatomy) Characterized by being far from the point of anatomical reference. (2) (anatomy) Being situated far from the point of attachment to the body. (3) (dentistry) Describing a position directed away or farther from the midline and front of the jaw. Supplement.
The terms proximal (from Latin proximus, meaning 'nearest') and distal (from Latin distare, meaning 'to stand away from') are used to describe parts of a feature that are close to or distant from the main mass of the body, respectively.