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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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The distal end of the pterygoid contacts the squamosal dorsally and the quadrate medially.
Closed fractures of the distal phalanx may require reduction but usually are minimally displaced and stable, and can be splinted.
In the second stage, indirect paths were examined by regressing each proximal variable on the distal variables.
You want to be able to get the distal joint of your trigger finger onto the trigger.
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.

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