distal

Meanings

• adjective

  Related to or situated far away from the point of origin or reference.

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Antonyms

mesial , proximal

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with distal
astonish , chastise , glisten , listen , mistaken , pastor , pastries , pasture , pestle , restless

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Variants

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distal , distally , distal convoluted tubule , distal convoluted tubules

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Etymology

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From the Latin 'distalis' meaning 'far off' or 'remote'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the longest bone in the human body, the femur, is considered the distal bone of the thigh?

2. The term 'distal' is also used in geology to describe the part of a volcanic eruption that occurs far from the volcano's vent.

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Related Concepts

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1. Proximal: Opposite of distal, meaning close to or near the point of origin or reference.

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Culture

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In medical terminology, 'distal' refers to the part of a limb that is further away from the body or the trunk. For instance, in a broken arm, the distal part would be the hand and the fingers.

How to Memorize "distal"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a long line with the point of origin at one end and the distal part at the other end.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'distal' with 'far away' or 'remote'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Distal is Far Away'.

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