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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
distal /ˈdɪst(ə)l/

▶adjective chiefly Anatomy situated away from the centre of the body or an area or from the point of attachment. The opposite of proximal.

– derivatives
distally adverb.

– origin C19: from distant, on the pattern of words such as dorsal.

'distal' also found in these Oxford entries:

coffin bone - proximal

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