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English
Etymology
From Latin proximus, superlative form of prope (“near, nigh”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
proximal (comparative more proximal, superlative most proximal)
- (anatomy, geology) Closer to the point of attachment or observation.
- Antonym: distal
- (dentistry) Facing toward another tooth. The proximal surfaces of a tooth are those that touch or are close to neighboring teeth.
- (linguistics) Closer to the speaker.
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of "closer to the point of attachment"): distal
Coordinate terms
- (human anatomy direction adjectives) anterior, distal, dorsal, lateral, medial, posterior, proximal, ventral (Category: en:Medicine)
- (dentistry location adjectives) anterior, apical, apicocoronal, axial, buccal, buccoapical, buccocervical, buccogingival, buccolabial, buccolingual, bucco-occlusal, buccopalatal, cervical, coronal, coronoapical, distal, distoapical, distobuccal, distocervical, distocoronal, distofacial, distogingival, distoincisal, distolingual, disto-occlusal, distoclusal, distocclusal, distopalatal, facial, gingival, incisal, incisocervical, inferior, labial, lingual, linguobuccal, linguo-occlusal, mandibular, maxillary, mesial, mesioapical, mesiobuccal, mesiocervical, mesiocoronal, mesiodistal, mesiofacial, mesioincisal, mesiogingival, mesiolingual, mesio-occlusal, mesioclusal, mesiocclusal, mesiopalatal, occlusal, palatal, posterior, proximal, superior, vestibular (Category: en:Dentistry)
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Translations
Closer to the point of attachment
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -al, -aw
- Hyphenation: pro‧xi‧mal
Adjective
proximal m or f (plural proximais)
- proximal
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾoɡsiˈmal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: pro‧xi‧mal
Adjective
proximal m or f (masculine and feminine plural proximales)
- proximal
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