proximally
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- adverb
- /prɒkˈsɪməli/
- Specialized
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proximamente
- During the examination, the doctor noted that the swelling was more pronounced proximally on the leg.
- proximally porous-coated uncemented
- proximally porous-coated
Examples
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For a more tapered limb, there is greater contact area proximally than distally.
Academic text (1996) -
As pressure is inversely proportional to area, the pressures would therefore be expected to decrease proximally and increase distally.
Academic text (1996) -
The transducer is then translated proximally 3 or 5 mm, and scanning is repeated at the new level.
Academic text (1997) -
The perforating vessels will be found along this line as dissection proceeds proximally.
Academic text (2005) -
A rongeur is used to fracture the styloid as proximally as feasible.
Academic text (2008) -
Therefore, a more tapered limb may exhibit decreased pressures proximally and increased pressures distally.
Academic text (1996) -
In this phase, a resistance band proximally around the HH can also be introduced in conjunction with the SFB to encourage RC activation.
Academic text (2016) -
Two linear array ultrasound transducers were positioned proximally and distally through slots in the socket.
Academic text (2001) -
Intraoperatively, the exophytic mass was found to have a large subcutaneous compartment, tracking between the muscles both proximally and distally.
Academic text (2015) -
In either case, the tumor advances in a contiguous fashion distally or proximally along the tract of the nerve and may extend to the skull base and central nervous system.
Academic text (2004)
Antonyms
How Close
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Proximally comes from the Latin word proximus meaning 'nearest' or 'next', and it is like the word proximity. In anatomy this idea of 'nearest' explains why proximally means 'closer to the center or point where a body part joins'.