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distally

Meanings

  • placed or situated far away from the center or reference point

    - "The city's ancient ruins lie distally from the modern city center."
    - "Although the store is located distally from the main shopping district, it still attracts a steady flow of customers."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with distally
ally , barely , carry , hardly , barely , rally , seldom , scarce , sparsely , hardly , scarcely
Homophones
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  1. distally (en) : placed or situated far away from the center or reference point

  2. distally (en) : belonging to or concerned with the stomach and intestines

  3. distally (en) : denoting a part of a structure that is furthest away from the origin or point of attachment

  4. distally (en) : placed or situated at a distance, especially in a spatial sense

Variants
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distal , distally
Forms
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distally (adverb) or distally (adjective) or distally (adv.phrase) or distally (noun) or distally (pronoun)]

Etymology
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The word 'distally' comes from the Latin word 'distally' meaning 'apart' or 'separate'. In anatomy, it refers to the part of a structure that is furthest away from the origin or point of attachment.

Trivia
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  1. Did you know that the word 'distally' is derived from the Latin word 'distally', which means 'apart' or 'separate'.

  2. Did you know that in anatomy, the term 'distally' is used to describe a structure or part that is situated or located far away from the point of origin or attachment.

Related Concepts
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  1. proximally: the opposite term of distally, meaning 'placed or situated near to the center or reference point'.

  2. anterograde: a term used in neuropsychology, referring to the inability to learn or remember new information after a brain injury or damage to certain areas of the brain.

  3. retrograde: a term used in neuropsychology, referring to the ability to recall or remember previously learned information, but in reverse order, from the end to the beginning.

  4. neuropsychology: a subfield of psychology that deals with the study of the structure and function of the nervous system and its relationship to behavior and cognitive processes.

  5. anatomy: the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts.

  6. morphology: the branch of biology concerned with the study of the form and structure of organisms and their parts.

How to Memorize "distally"

  1. visualize

    - To memorize the word 'distally', try visualizing a structure or part that is located far away from the point of origin or attachment. For example, imagine a long chain of chemicals that extends from a reaction vessel, and the end of the chain is located in a separate container far away from the reaction vessel.

  2. associate

    - To memorize the word 'distally', try associating it with the meaning 'located far away from the point of origin or attachment'. For example, you could create a mnemonic sentence like 'Donkeys In Texas Always Stink', where the first letter of each word in the first half of the sentence spells out the word 'distally', and the second half of the sentence provides a memorable and associative meaning for the word 'distally'.

  3. mnemonics

    - To memorize the word 'distally', try using mnemonic techniques such as the Method of Loci or the Peg System. For example, using the Method of Loci, you could associate the word 'distally' with a specific location in a familiar environment, such as the hallway of your house. Then, whenever you need to remember the word 'distally', you can mentally transport yourself to the specific location in the familiar environment, and recall the word 'distally' from your memory association with that location.

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