Medical Terminology / Unit 4 MedTerm 0204 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Distal: Farther From the Point of Attachment
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The idea
Distal means farther from the trunk or from the point of attachment, and its combining form is dist slash o.
In practice
The fingers are distal to the wrist.
Where people slip
Proximal and distal are always relative to a named reference point.
Your place on the trail
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