proximal

About 8.00 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Closer to the point of attachment or observation.
2. adjective Facing toward another tooth. The proximal surfaces of a tooth are those that touch or are close to neighboring teeth.
3. adjective Closer to the speaker.

Similar words

jejunum duodenum urethra upwind upstream adjacent close correlated neighbouring basal

Often followed by

to end and tubule phalanx part portion interphalangeal development convoluted

Word family

proximally