English

Adjective

distal ‎(comparative more distal, superlative most distal)

1. (anatomy, geology) Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle.
2. (dentistry) Facing the wisdom tooth or temporomandibular joint on the same side of the jaw.
3. (linguistics) Far from the speaker.

Antonyms

• (remote from the point): proximal
• (dentistry): mesial

Coordinate terms

• (human anatomy direction adjectives) anterior,‎ distal,‎ dorsal,‎ lateral,‎ medial,‎ posterior,‎ proximal,‎ ventral ^{(Category: en:Medicine) [edit]}
• (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,‎ 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) [edit]}

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Dalits

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis.tal/

Adjective

distal m ‎(feminine singular distale, masculine plural distaux, feminine plural distales)

1. (anatomy) distal

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsˈtaːl/
• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

distal ‎(not comparable)

1. distal

Declension

Portuguese

Adjective

distal m, f ‎(plural distais, comparable)

1. (anatomy, geology) distal (remote from the point of attachment or origin)

Spanish

Adjective

distal m, f ‎(plural distales)

1. distal