What does the word Distally mean in medical terms?

Answer 1

Distal refers to farthest away. For example, if one speaks of the elbow in relation to other body parts, the hand would be distal to the elbow, while the humerus would be proximal (the closer)
Distal (Latin: to stand apart, be remote) in easy English means DISTANCE or away from. For instance the distal phalanges are the fingers and toes -- they are a "fer piece" down at the end of the arm and leg. They are the furthest from the point of attachment to the body.

Answer 2

It means "near". The opposite is distal.

SO for example, on your fingers, which have 3 bones (except the thumb), the end bone is called the distal phalanx and the one nearest the hand is the proximal phalanx.

Answer 3

Either close to the centre of the body; OR more commonly, close or nearby, such as in a muscle attachment.

Answer 4

Distally means farther away from the midline or origin. For example, the hand is located distally from the arm.