Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In zoology, toward the proximal end of a part or organ; proximad.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb (Anat.) On or toward a proximal part; proximad.

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  • adverb of causation Immediately; most directly
  • adverb medicine In the proximal direction: reverse of distally

Etymologies

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proximal +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • All directional movement of the ungular cartilages, coupled with distal palmar movement of P2 would result in a variable restriction of blood flow proximally from the foot.

    Ed Ltd | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • Aspiring for maximal liquid saturation through the anal infusion of fluids, thus resulting in a sensitive and agile fuseproject client questing for the most proximally located personal hygiene facility.

    Slow and Steady: The Tortoise and the Helmet Hair BikeSnobNYC 2009

  • The outcome of the quantum wave function, proximally thinking of this as similar to the so called wave function collapse, is the one system we observe.

    Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Quantum Mechanics, But Were Afraid to Ask Sean 2008

  • On a scale larger than the Planck scale what is called physical structure or symmetry is something which proximally emerges as some accident because consciousness can observe it.

    What’s the (Dark) Matter? John 2008

  • In the humerus, drill-mangabeys, drills and mandrills share a notably broad deltoid plane, a proximally extended supinator crest, a broad flange for the brachialis, and a narrow olecranon process with a deep lateral ridge, and there are also characters in the radius and ulna that unite these monkeys to the exclusion of their close relatives.

    Archive 2006-06-01 Darren Naish 2006

  • Tainotherium differs from other West Indian species in possessing a large femoral head, a proximally angled femoral neck, a short greater trochanter and a medially positioned lesser trochanter unconnected by an intertrochanteric crest, and a transversely flattened, anteroposteriorly bowed shaft lacking well-defined ridges.

    Archive 2006-12-01 2006

  • Scientists theorize the "operational byproduct" provoked an autoimmune, inflammatory response in workers '"nerve roots proximally, and peripheral motor nerves distally" and treat PIN patients with steroids or intravenous immunoglobulins.

    Pork-Caused Disease Not Improving in Sidelined Workers 2008

  • So the therapy did what they intended, proximally speaking.

    Ruminations on the halted ACCORD study | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008

  • An elongated tapered nail for securing fractures of the proximal humerus comprising: . . . a contiguous butt portion extending proximally from the shank and configured to occupy the humeral cortex;

    CAFC Issues Split Decision on the Meaning of "Transverse Holes" Peter Zura 2007

  • An elongated tapered nail for securing fractures of the proximal humerus comprising: . . . a contiguous butt portion extending proximally from the shank and configured to occupy the humeral cortex;

    Archive 2007-04-01 Peter Zura 2007

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