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   Prox·i·mal

   /ˈpräksəm(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. situated nearer to the center of the body or the point of attachment: "the proximal end of the forearm"
   • ▪ relating to or denoting an area close to a center of a geological process such as sedimentation or volcanism.

   Word Origin early 19th century (as a term in anatomy and zoology): from Latin proximus ‘nearest’ + -al. In geology, usage dates from the 1930s.

   Derivatives

   • 1. proximally adverb

   Scrabble Points: 19

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • X

     8

   • I

     1

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

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