"distal" meaning in English

See distal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɪs.təl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-distal.wav Forms: more distal [comparative], most distal [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪstəl Etymology: From distant + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|distant|al}} distant + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} distal (comparative more distal, superlative most distal)
  1. (anatomy, geology) Remote from the point of attachment or origin. Translations (remote from the point of attachment or origin): периферен (periferen) (Bulgarian), distal (Catalan), 末梢部的 (mòshāobù de) (Chinese Mandarin), distální (Czech), distal (Danish), distaal (Dutch), kaukainen (Finnish), distaalinen (Finnish), distal (French), distal [medicine, sciences] (German), άπω (ápo) (Greek), distal (Indonesian), aimhneasach (Irish), foircneach (Irish), distale (Italian), dûrî (Northern Kurdish), dalszy [masculine] (Polish), distal (Portuguese), distal (Romanian), диста́льный (distálʹnyj) (Russian), удалённый (udaljónnyj) (alt: от це́нтра) (Russian), distal (Spanish), distal (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-distal-en-adj-H6ZKXwV2 Categories (other): Anatomy, Geology, Pages with 7 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 10 33 6 11 32 8 Topics: anatomy, geography, geology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'remote from the point of attachment or origin': 90 2 7
  2. (dentistry) Facing the wisdom tooth or temporomandibular joint on the same side of the jaw.
    Sense id: en-distal-en-adj-Avo2XaeI Categories (other): Dentistry, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Dentistry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 61 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 20 52 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 81 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 10 33 6 11 32 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 37 3 10 36 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 18 62 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 20 61 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 17 59 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 13 73 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 63 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 67 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 62 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 67 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 33 51 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 18 57 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 18 58 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 19 58 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 30 50 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 18 69 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 21 59 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 20 52 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 20 62 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 67 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 68 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 62 19 Disambiguation of Dentistry: 3 94 3 Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences
  3. (linguistics) Far or farther from the speaker.
    Sense id: en-distal-en-adj-2-aHVAww Categories (other): Linguistics Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Alternative forms

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      ],
      "word": "antonym(s) of “remote from the point"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "farther from the speaker”"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “dentistry”",
      "word": "mesial"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "distal convoluted tubule"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "palmarodistal"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "plantodistal"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "subdistal"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ultradistal"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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          "word": "distal"
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      "sense": "remote from the point of attachment or origin",
      "word": "distální"
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      "sense": "remote from the point of attachment or origin",
      "word": "distal"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "remote from the point of attachment or origin",
      "word": "distaal"
    },
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      "sense": "remote from the point of attachment or origin",
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    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "remote from the point of attachment or origin",
      "word": "distaalinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "remote from the point of attachment or origin",
      "word": "distal"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "remote from the point of attachment or origin",
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      "word": "distal"
    },
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "remote from the point of attachment or origin",
      "word": "άπω"
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      "word": "distal"
    },
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      "word": "distale"
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      "sense": "remote from the point of attachment or origin",
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      "sense": "remote from the point of attachment or origin",
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      "sense": "remote from the point of attachment or origin",
      "word": "distal"
    },
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      "word": "distal"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "distálʹnyj",
      "sense": "remote from the point of attachment or origin",
      "word": "диста́льный"
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      "roman": "udaljónnyj",
      "sense": "remote from the point of attachment or origin",
      "word": "удалённый"
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "distal"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "remote from the point of attachment or origin",
      "word": "distal"
    }
  ],
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}

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