proximal

proximal
adjective
  1. (Anatomy)situated nearer to the centre of the body or the point of attachment. The opposite of distal
    (剖)近端的;近身体中心的。 distal 的反义词
    the proximal end of the forearm.
    前臂的近端。
    ■(Geology)relating to or denoting an area close to a centre of a geological process such as sedimentation or volcanism
    (地质)近源的,基点的
派生
proximally
adverb
语源
  1. early 19th cent. (as a term in anatomy and zoology): from Latin proximus 'nearest' + -al. In geology, usage dates from the 1940s
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