English-Thai Dictionary

proximal

ADJ ใกล้เคียง  ใกล้ชิด  conterminous kai-kiang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROXIMAL

[See Proximate. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROXIMAL

PROXIMAL Prox "i *mal, a.

 

1. Toward or nearest, as to a body, or center of motion of dependence; proximate.

 

2. (Biol.) (a ) Situated near the point of attachment or origin; as, the proximal part of a limb. (b ) Of or pertaining to that which is proximal; as, the proximal bones of a limb. Opposed to distal.

 

PROXIMALLY

PROXIMALLY Prox "i *mal *ly, adv. (Anat. )

 

Defn: On or toward a proximal part; proximad.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

proximal

prox i mal |ˈpräksəməl ˈprɑksəməl | ▶adjective Anatomy situated nearer to the center of the body or the point of attachment: the proximal end of the forearm. The opposite of distal. • Geology relating to or denoting an area close to a center of a geological process such as sedimentation or volcanism. Often contrasted with distal. DERIVATIVES prox i mal ly adverb ORIGIN early 19th cent. (as a term in anatomy and zoology ): from Latin proximus ‘nearest ’ + -al. In geology, usage dates from the 1940s.

 

Oxford Dictionary

proximal

prox |imal |ˈprɒksɪm (ə )l | ▶adjective Anatomy situated nearer to the centre of the body or the point of attachment: the proximal end of the forearm. The opposite of distal. • Geology relating to or denoting an area close to a centre of a geological process such as sedimentation or volcanism. DERIVATIVES proximally adverb ORIGIN early 19th cent. (as a term in anatomy and zoology ): from Latin proximus ‘nearest ’ + -al. In geology, usage dates from the 1940s.

 

Duden Dictionary

proximal

pro xi mal Adjektiv Medizin |proxim a l |zu lateinisch proximus = der nächste dem zentralen Teil eines Körpergliedes bzw. der Körpermitte zu gelegen

 

Spanish Dictionary

proximal

proximal adjetivo [parte de un órgano o miembro ] Que está más próximo al eje o línea media del organismo o del arranque de un miembro u otro órgano .ANTÓNIMO distal .