proximal
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Etymology edit
From Latin proximus, superlative form of prope (“near, nigh”).
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Adjective edit
proximal (comparative more proximal, superlative most proximal)
- (anatomy, geology) Closer to the point of attachment or observation.
- Antonym: distal
- (dentistry) Facing toward another tooth. The proximal surfaces of a tooth are those that touch or are close to neighboring teeth.
- (linguistics) Closer to the speaker.
Antonyms edit
- (closer to the point of attachment, closer to the speaker): distal
Coordinate terms edit
- (human anatomy direction adjectives) anterior, distal, dorsal, lateral, medial, posterior, proximal, ventral (Category: en:Medicine) [edit]
- (dentistry location adjectives) anterior, apical, apicocoronal, axial, buccal, buccoapical, buccocervical, buccogingival, buccolabial, buccolingual, bucco-occlusal, buccopalatal, cervical, coronal, coronoapical, distal, distoapical, distobuccal, distocervical, distocoronal, distofacial, distogingival, distoincisal, distolingual, disto-occlusal, distoclusal, distocclusal, distopalatal, facial, gingival, incisal, incisocervical, inferior, labial, lingual, linguobuccal, linguo-occlusal, mandibular, maxillary, mesial, mesioapical, mesiobuccal, mesiocervical, mesiocoronal, mesiodistal, mesiofacial, mesioincisal, mesiogingival, mesiolingual, mesio-occlusal, mesioclusal, mesiocclusal, mesiopalatal, occlusal, palatal, posterior, proximal, superior, vestibular (Category: en:Dentistry) [edit]
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Closer to the point of attachment
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Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
proximal m or f (plural proximais)
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
proximal m or f (masculine and feminine plural proximales)
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Further reading edit
- “proximal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014