Distal
[distәl]
Definition
(adj.) situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone .
(adj.) directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body .
Typed by Leona--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle
(a.) Pertaining to that which is distal; as, the distal tuberosities of a bone.
Editor: Mervin
Definition
adj. (anat.) at the end.—adv. Dis′tally.
Typist: Martha