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distalisation

distalisation is the alternative form of distalization.

Meaning of distalization

Noun

distalization (plural distalizations)

  1. A change in position to the distal side
    • The influence of tibial component slope on epicondylar distance could be attributed to a more posterior shift and a distalization of the femur in relation to the tibia, and therefore a more proximally placed contact point between the patella and the femoral component.2015 July 21, Armin Keshmiri et al., “The influence of component alignment on patellar kinematics in total knee arthroplasty”, in Acta Orthopaedica, volume 86, →DOI

Forms of distalisation

pluraldistalisations

Questions about distalisation

What is distalisation the alternative form of?
Distalisation is the alternative form of distalization.

Words near distalisation in the dictionary

  1. distal phalange
  2. distal phalanges
  3. distal phalanx
  4. distal radius
  5. distalia
  6. distalisation
  7. distalisations
  8. distalise
  9. distaliser
  10. distalisers
  11. distalising

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