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proximodistal

proximodistal adjective: running from the center of the body out towards the distal ends of appendages.

Adjective

proximodistal (not comparable)

  1. Running from the center of the body out towards the distal ends of appendages.
  2. Running from the center of a local structure out towards the distal ends of that structure.

Origin of proximodistal

From proximo- + distal.

Words formed from proximodistal

Words that rhyme with proximodistal

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Questions about proximodistal

What does proximodistal mean?
Proximodistal means running from the center of the body out towards the distal ends of appendages.
What part of speech is proximodistal?
Proximodistal is an adjective.

Words near proximodistal in the dictionary

  1. proximocaudal
  2. proximocaudally
  3. proximocentral
  4. proximocranial
  5. proximocranially
  6. proximodistal
  7. proximodistally
  8. proximodorsal
  9. proximodorsally
  10. proximolateral
  11. proximolaterally

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