Proximal1. (a.) Toward or nearest, as to a body, or center of motion of dependence; proximate.
2. (a.) Situated near the point of attachment or origin; as, the proximal part of a limb.
3. (a.) of or pertaining to that which is proximal; as, the proximal bones of a limb. Opposed to distal.
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