Term referencing one anatomical term away from another; for example, the hand is distal to the elbow
A direction indication in the mouth It indicates the direction away from the middle of the jaw
Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle Pertaining to that which is distal; as, the distal tuberosities of a bone
Situated away from the center of the body, specifically describing the extremity or distant part of an organ
In dentistry, facing the wisdom tooth or temporomandibular joint on the same side of the jaw; opposed to mesial
situated away from the point of attachment or origin or a central point; as located away from the center of the body <the ~ end of a bone> compare PROXIMAL
Away from the midline of the body, when applied to the appendicular skeleton, or further from the center of the jaw as directed along the tooth row, when applied to teeth
a form of muscular dystrophy that sets in between 40 and 60 years of age and is characterized by weakness and wasting of the muscles of the hands and forearms and lower legs; inheritance is autosomal dominant