单词	distal
释义	distal adjective dis·​tal ˈdi-stᵊl  1 anatomy : situated away from the point of attachment or origin or a central point especially of the body compare proximal the distal ends of the tibia and fibula 2 dentistry : of, relating to, or being the surface of a tooth that is next to the tooth behind it or that is farthest from the middle of the front of the jaw compare mesial sense 2 distally ˈdi-stᵊl-ē  adverb Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web In this disease, the muscles closest to the trunk — the thigh and shoulder muscles — will be weaker than the distal muscles of the feet and hands. New York Times, 26 May 2022 The scientists extracted a piece of distal articular cartilage from the right femur of this specimen, decalcified it, and used different microscopy and chemical methods to analyze it. David Bressan, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021 The location of the fracture determines what that involves—the femoral shaft is divided into thirds: distal, middle, and proximal. Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 22 Feb. 2021 Both the distal tips and the quills at the base are typically overwrapped during the weaving process, with the downy portions exposed. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Nov. 2020 The part at the distal end, namely getting into people's arms, is going to be more challenging than just a regular flu season. NBC News, 29 Nov. 2020 Instead only the most distal ones are homologous to digit bones; the proximal radials are homologous to the wrist bones and the long bones of the palm. John A. Long, Scientific American, 20 May 2020 Shortly after exhuming the finger bone, the anthropologists who made the find cut it in half and sent the proximal end to the Max Planck Institute in Germany and the distal end (the very tip of the finger) to the University of California, Berkeley. Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 4 Sep. 2019 Multiple healed scars of the face, chin and volar surface distal phalanges of the fingers of both hands. Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 2 Aug. 2019 See More Word History Etymology distant + -al First Known Use 1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing distal distal convoluted tubule distal convoluted tubule Medical Definition distal adjective dis·​tal ˈdis-tᵊl  1 : situated away from the point of attachment or origin or a central point: as a : located away from the center of the body the distal end of a bone compare proximal sense 1a b : located away from the mesial plane of the body compare mesial sense 2 c : of, relating to, or being the surface of a tooth that is next to the following tooth counting from the middle of the front of the upper or lower jaw or that faces the back of the mouth in the case of the last tooth on each side compare mesial sense 3, proximal sense 1b 2 : physical or social rather than sensory compare proximal sense 2
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