Distal
The adjective distal (from Latin distare 'to move away') stands for:
- distal (anatomy) , in anatomy: away from the center of the body, as opposed to proximal
- especially in dentistry: towards the end of the dental arch, see anatomical position and direction designations # Position and direction designations on the teeth
- In geology, the attribution of a sedimentation area as being relatively far away from the place of origin (delivery area) of the sediment , see Detritus (geology)
The noun distal stands for:
- a deictic category in linguistics, see Deixis
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