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approximal definition

ap·proxi·mal (ə präk′sə məl)

adjective

Anat. side by side; adjoining

Etymology: < L approximare (see approximate) + -al

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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