proximally


prox·i·mal

P0625100 (prŏk′sə-məl)adj.1. Nearest; proximate.2. Anatomy Nearer to a point of reference such as an origin, a point of attachment, or the midline of the body: the proximal end of a bone.
[From Latin proximus, nearest; see proximate.]
prox′i·mal·ly adv.