proximal

(prŏk'sə-məl)
adj.

1. Nearest; proximate.
2. Anatomy. Nearer to a point of reference such as an origin, a point of attachment, or the midline of the body: the proximal end of a bone.

[From Latin proximus, nearest. See proximate.]

proximally prox'i·mal·ly adv.

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The place or end of something that is closest to its origin. Thus the proximal end of a bone is the end attached to the body.

Closer to the trunk (e.g. the elbow is proximal to the wrist) or the origin of a structure. See also directional terms.

Nearest to a point of reference, as to a center or median line or to the point of attachment or origin.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nærmest tilknytningspunktet

Nederlands (Dutch)
dichtbij, bij het bevestigingspunt (bot)

Français (French)
adj. - de proximité

Deutsch (German)
adj. - körpernah

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κοντινός, γειτονικός

Italiano (Italian)
prossimale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - proximal (Anat.)

Русский (Russian)
ближайший, непосредственный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - proximal, próximo, contiguo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - proximal, närmast mitten

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
最接近的, 近身体中央的, 基部的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 最接近的, 近身體中央的, 基部的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 가장 가까운, 인접하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 最も近い, からだの中央に近い, 近位の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) الأقرب الى نقطه الأتصال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קרוב, מקורב, סמוך‬

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