2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: distal adjective 1: situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone [ant: {proximal}] 2: directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body [ant: {mesial}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Distal \Dis"tal\, adjective [From {Distant}.] (Physiol.) (a) Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle; -- opposed to {proximal}. (b) Pertaining to that which is distal; as, the distal tuberosities of a bone.

Definitions retrieved from local copies of the freely distributed DICT client/server software and databases. Click here for database copyright information.