proximal

From Latin proximus, superlative form of prope (“near, nigh”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒksɪməl/

proximal (comparative more proximal, superlative most proximal)

1. (anatomy, geology) Closer to the point of attachment or observation.

   Antonym: distal

2. (dentistry) Facing toward another tooth. The proximal surfaces of a tooth are those that touch or are close to neighboring teeth.
3. (linguistics) Closer to the speaker.

• (antonym(s) of “closer to the point of attachment, closer to the speaker”): distal

• (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,‎ incisocervical,‎ 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]}

• proximate

• Rhymes: -al, -aw
• Hyphenation: pro‧xi‧mal

proximal m or f (plural proximais)

1. proximal

• IPA^(key): /pɾoɡsiˈmal/ [pɾoɣ̞.siˈmal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: pro‧xi‧mal

proximal m or f (masculine and feminine plural proximales)

1. proximal

• “proximal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014