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proximal
has definitions from the field of anatomy
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[ adjective ] (anatomy) situated nearest to point of attachment or origin
Examples "the proximal end of a bone" Used in print (Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)However , this artery is known to be a nutrient vessel with a distribution primarily to the proximal airways and supportive tissues of the lung . (S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)For_example , arrow 17 in Figure 3 portrays the proximal radial epiphysis for boy 34 , whereas the same epiphysis for girl 2 is portrayed by arrow 18 in Figure 4 . |
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