Proximal: Nearer the Point of Attachment
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Proximal means nearer to the trunk or to the point of attachment, and its combining form is proxim slash o.
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The elbow is proximal to the wrist.
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Proximal and distal describe limbs and tubular structures, not the trunk itself.