PROXIMAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does proximal mean? 

• PROXIMAL (adjective)
  The adjective PROXIMAL has 1 sense:

1. situated nearest to point of attachment or origin

  Familiarity information: PROXIMAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROXIMAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Situated nearest to point of attachment or origin

Context example:

the proximal end of a bone

Domain category:

anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)

Antonym:

distal (situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone)

Derivation:

proximity (the property of being close together)

 Context examples 

Of, or related to, the structures proximal to meninges.

(Parameningeal, NCI Thesaurus)

Expressed in hepatocytes and kidney distal/proximal tubules, secreted 644-aa isoform 2 may bind semaphorins and induce apoptosis by sequestering VEGF-165; it has an adverse effect on blood vessel integrity.

(Neuropilin 1, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by muscle pain, fatigue, and weakness of the proximal muscles of the lower extremities.

(Dystrophia Myotonica 2, NCI Thesaurus)

According to some authors, the polyps are proximal to the sigmoid colon.

(Colon Serrated Polyposis, NCI Thesaurus)

A condition referring to irritation or compression of the proximal sciatic nerve, secondary to contraction of the piriformis muscle.

(Piriformis Muscle Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

The new structures contained most of the constituent parts present in human nephrons — including proximal tubules, distal tubules, Bowman's capsule and Loop of Henle.

(Scientists Create Functioning Kidney Tissue, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

It presents as a nodular lesion usually in the scalp, trunk, and proximal extremities.

(Nodular Hidradenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A compound that inhibits symport of sodium, potassium, and chloride primarily in the ascending limb of Henle, but also in the proximal and distal tubules.

(Ethacrynic Acid, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It often involves the long bones (particularly distal femur, proximal tibia, and proximal humerus).

(Osteosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Type 1 neurofibromatosis has dominant inheritance, with a gene locus on the proximal long arm of chromosome 17.

(Neurofibromatosis type 1, NCI Thesaurus)