proximal

• Se dice de la parte del cuerpo o de una estructura que está más cerca del punto de unión o del centro del organismo, en contraposición a distal. También se usa en sentido general para indicar proximidad al origen o eje de referencia.

Situated nearer to the point of attachment or origin, typically used in anatomy to describe a body part closer to the center of the body.

1. Situated near the point of attachmentC1formalmedical

   Located closest to the center of the body or the point of origin, such as the shoulder end of the arm.

   proximal

   • The proximal end of the humerus connects to the shoulder joint.
   • In anatomy, the wrist is distal to the elbow, while the elbow is proximal to the wrist.
   • The injury affected the proximal part of the femur.

   Sinónimosclosenearproximate

   Antónimosdistal