"Proximal" is a word in ENGLISH
Toward or nearest, as to a body, or center of motion of
dependence; proximate.
Of or pertaining to that which is proximal; as, the
proximal bones of a limb. Opposed to distal.
Situated near the point of attachment or origin; as, the
proximal part of a limb.
Despite my firm convictions, I have always been a man who tries to face facts, and to accept the reality of life as new experience and new knowledge unfolds. I have always kept an open mind, a flexibility that must go hand in hand with every form of the intelligent search for truth.
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The proximal segment of the hind limb containing the thigh bone; the thigh. See Coxa.
Read the complete definitionThe bending of a limb or joint; that motion of a joint which gives the distal member a continually decreasing …
Read the complete definitionThe proximal segment of the hind limb; the thigh.
Read the complete definitionThe proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See Femur.
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