English Explanatory Dictionary

distal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Remote from the point of attachment or origin.
  2. Facing the wisdom tooth or temporomandibular joint on the same side of the jaw.
  3. Far or farther from the speaker.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɪs.təl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-distal.wav

Word forms

distal more distal most distal

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staēōder. Latin stō Latin distō Latin distānsder. Old French distantbor. Middle English distaunt English distant Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English distal From distant + -al.

Antonyms

antonym(s) of “remote from the point farther from the speaker” mesial proximal

Derived words

anterodistal apicodistal buccodistal caudodistal centralodistal craniodistal distal convoluted tubule distal goal distality distalization distally distalmost distal phalange distal phalanx distal radius distalward distomedial dorsodistal ectodistal femorodistal interdistal labiodistal laterodistal linguodistal mediodistal mesodistal naviculodistal nondistal palmarodistal plantodistal posterodistal proximodistal subdistal ultradistal ventrodistal
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