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proximodistal

adjective

Running from the center of the body out towards the distal ends of appendages.

OriginEnglish distal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English distaunt →

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Meanings

adjectiveproximodistal (not comparable)

not comparableanatomyRunning from the center of the body out towards the distal ends of appendages.
not comparableanatomyRunning from the center of a local structure out towards the distal ends of that structure.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European*prokʷe
Proto-Indo-European*prokʷism̥mos
Latinproximus
Englishproximo-
Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
Proto-Italic*dis-
Latindis-
Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
Proto-Italic*staējō
Proto-Italic*staēō
Latinstō
Latindistō
Latindistāns
Old Frenchdistant
Middle Englishdistaunt
Englishdistant
Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
Englishdistal
Englishproximodistal

From proximo- + distal.

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APA

proximodistal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proximodistal

MLA

“proximodistal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proximodistal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proximodistal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proximodistal.

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