Category:Proximal

Prox"i*mal, a.

1. Toward or nearest, as to a body, or center of motion of dependence; proximate.

2. (biol.) (a) situated near the point of attachment or origin; as, the proximal part of a limb. (b) of or pertaining to that which is proximal; as, the proximal bones of a limb. Opposed to distal.