proximal
/ˈpɹɒksɪməl/
proximal adjective: closer to the point of attachment or observation.
Adjective
proximal (comparative more proximal, superlative most proximal)
- Closer to the point of attachment or observation.
- Antonyms:
- distal
- Facing toward another tooth. The proximal surfaces of a tooth are those that touch or are close to neighboring teeth.
- Closer to the speaker.
proximal meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
proximal in Tamil
- உடல் மத்தியை நோக்கி அமைந்துள்ள, அண்மையிலுள்ள, நுனிஉட்பட்ட, அண்மையான, அண்மை, அண்மையில்
proximal in Urdu
- پراکسیمل, پراکسمل
proximal in Bengali
- প্রক্সিমাল, প্রক্সিমল
proximal in Malayalam
- പ്രോക്സിമൽ
More languagesFewer languages
- proximal in Kannada
- ಸಮೀಪಸ್ಥ, ನಿಕಟಸ್ಥ, ದೇಹದ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಭಾಗಕ್ಕೆ ಹತ್ತಿರವಿರುವ
- proximal in Punjabi
- ਪ੍ਰੌਕਸੀਮਲ, ਪ੍ਰੌਕਸਿਮਲ
Examples of proximal in a sentence
- Also common are languages, like Latin, with a three-way distinction (proximal, medial and distal).
- In this ulna, the margins of the lytic lesion in the proximal metaphysis are fully corticated.
- Lower limbs: left proximal femur shaft segment; fragment each of unsided tibia and fibula shaft.
Antonyms of proximal
- distal
- antonym(s) of “closer to the point of attachment
- closer to the speaker”
Forms of proximal
| comparative | more proximal |
|---|---|
| superlative | most proximal |
Origin of proximal
From Latin proximus, superlative form of prope (“near, nigh”).
Words formed from proximal
- anteroproximal
- caudoproximal
- cranioproximal
- distoproximal
- dorsoproximal
- interproximal
- lateroproximal
- medioproximal
- mesioproximal
- mesoproximal
- midproximal
- nonproximal
- occlusoproximal
- posteroproximal
- proximal convoluted tubule
- proximality
- proximally
- proximalmost
- proximal phalange
- proximal ulna
- ventroproximal
- zone of proximal development
Phrases with proximal
Questions about proximal
- What does proximal mean?
- Proximal means closer to the point of attachment or observation.
- What is proximal in Tamil?
- Proximal in Tamil is உடல் மத்தியை நோக்கி அமைந்துள்ள, அண்மையிலுள்ள, நுனிஉட்பட்ட. See Proximal meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is proximal?
- Proximal is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce proximal?
- Proximal is pronounced /ˈpɹɒksɪməl/ (UK).
Words near proximal in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: proximal (page history and authors); proximal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); proximal (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); proximal (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); proximal (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); proximal (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); proximal (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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