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What does distal mean?

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Adjective
  1. (anatomy) Remote from the point of attachment or origin
  2. (dentistry) Facing the wisdom tooth or temporomandibular joint on the same side of the jaw.
  3. (linguistics) Far or farther from the speaker.
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In the second stage, indirect paths were examined by regressing each proximal variable on the distal variables.
Traces of thorns can be observed on the surface of the distal part of all rays.
The distal duodenum and duodenal jejunal junction is especially susceptible to damage because it is fixed in position.
You want to be able to get the distal joint of your trigger finger onto the trigger.
The main pancreatic duct, which merged with the distal common bile duct at the ampulla, was also significantly dilated.
The feathery-appearing bowel distal to the smoother contour duodenum is the jejunum, and it is in the right lower quadrant!

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