distal
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- adjective
- /ˈdɪstəl/
- Specialized
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distal
- There is a very small proliferative lesion on the distal edge of the fracture.
- distal end
- distal outcomes
- distal phalanges
So the most common is so-called distal pain, which means it starts in the feet and the hands.
- So the most common is so-called distal pain, which means it starts in the feet and the hands.
- And during sleep spindles, that's when those distal dendrites are able to best learn from other cortical areas and from the hippocampus.
Examples
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The segment distal to the injury undergoes Wallerian degeneration, which prepares the tube for axonal regeneration.
Academic text (2015) -
She dropped a box on her foot - and broke a distal phalange.
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Almost no control now left of his most distal muscles there with the left hand.
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Distal motor control is good.
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Decreased distal pulse, right leg.
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So the most common is so-called distal pain, which means it starts in the feet and the hands.
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No distal pulse.
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Most such patients present with distal bile duct obstruction caused by cancer of the pancreas.
Academic text (1992) -
The fractures that typically arise from osteoporosis are fractures of the hip, the spine, and the distal forearm or wrist.
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The doctor explained that the injury was located at the distal end of the bone.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A muscle disease that often runs in families and starts at 40–60, causing weakness in hands and lower legs
How Far
Surface Forms
Morphology
distal = distant (semi-transparent) = dist + al
The adjective is formed with the productive suffix '-al' and corresponds to the idea of being 'distant', but 'distal' is a technical anatomical term and uses a reduced combining form 'dist-' rather than the full everyday base.
Etymology
Distal comes from Latin parts dis- meaning 'away' and stare meaning 'to stand', and it is like the common English word distant. So in anatomy, distal describes a part that 'stands away' from the body's center or from where an arm or leg connects, meaning it is farther from the point of attachment.