dictionary.ptdistaladjectivemasculine/femininetechnicaluncommon/diʃˈtal/dis·talPortuguêsEnglishEspañolFrançaisDefinition1Situated away from the point of origin, attachment, or the center of the body; opposite of proximal.Usage examples“The distal phalanx is the fingertip.”“The distal end of the bone was fractured.”SynonymsremoteterminalAntonymsproximalnearCommon combinationsdistal enddistal portiondistal fragment
Situated away from the point of origin, attachment, or the center of the body; opposite of proximal.Usage examples“The distal phalanx is the fingertip.”“The distal end of the bone was fractured.”SynonymsremoteterminalAntonymsproximalnearCommon combinationsdistal enddistal portiondistal fragment