proximal

prox·i·mal

adj \ˈpräk-sə-məl\

Definition of PROXIMAL

1

a : situated next to or near the point of attachment or origin or a central point <the proximal was…better than the peripheral stump for a graft—Annual Review of Medicine>; especially : located toward the center of the body <the proximal end of a bone>—compare distal 1a b : of, relating to, or being the mesial and distal surfaces of a tooth

2

: sensory rather than physical or social <proximal stimuli>—compare distal 2

—prox·i·mal·ly \-ē\ adverb