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distalization

distalization noun: a change in position to the distal side.

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 distalization

pluraldistalizations

Origin of distalization

From distal + -ization.

Questions about distalization

What does distalization mean?
Distalization means a change in position to the distal side.
What part of speech is distalization?
Distalization is a noun.
What is the plural of distalization?
The plural of distalization is distalizations.

Words near distalization in the dictionary

  1. distalise
  2. distaliser
  3. distalisers
  4. distalising
  5. distality
  6. distalization
  7. distalizations
  8. distalize
  9. distalized
  10. distalizer
  11. distalizers

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