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proximal definition

proxi·mal (präk′sə məl)

adjective

  1. proximate; next or nearest
  2. Anat. situated nearest the center of the body or nearest the point of attachment of a muscle, limb, etc.

Etymology: < L proximus (see proximate) + -al

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