distal

Adjective

• Situated away from the point of attachment or origin.
• situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone
• directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body

Adj

• Remote from the point of attachment or origin.
• Facing the wisdom tooth or temporomandibular joint on the same side of the jaw.
• Far or farther from the speaker.

Examples

• the distal end of a bone or muscle
• The DISTAL end of the board often holds crucial bonus squares for a late-game surge.

Antonyms

mesial, proximal, antonym(s) of “remote from the point, farther from the speaker”

Related Words

DISTALLY