Proximal (dictionary definition)
Submitted by admin on May 3, 2008 - 12:07pm.
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Proximal
This a positional word - which refers to a position closer to the head.
For example the shoulder is proximal to the elbow, and the elbow is proximal to the hand. The opposite is ‘distal’, which means further from the head.
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