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prop-, proach-, proximo-, proxim-
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proximal (PRAHK suh muhl) (adjective)
1. Situated very near to the midline or beginning of a body structure.
The proximal end of the humerus (bone of the upper arm) forms part of the shoulder.
Proximal is the opposite of distal.
2. Etymology: from Middle French proximité, "nearness", from Latin proximitatem, proximitas, "nearness, vicinity"; from proximus, "nearest"; a form of prope, "near".
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Medical Terms and Their Essential Word Parts
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proximal
1. Toward the beginning, as opposed to distal or farther from the beginning.
2. Closest with reference to the body.
2. Closest with reference to the body.
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Ant and Related Entomology Terms
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