proximal

proximal

English

Etymology

From Latin proximus, superlative form of prope (“near, nigh”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒksɪməl/

Adjective

proximal (comparative more proximal, superlative most proximal)

1. (anatomy, geology) Closer to the point of attachment or observation.
2. (dentistry) Facing toward another tooth. The proximal surfaces of a tooth are those that touch or are close to neighboring teeth.
3. (linguistics) Closer to the speaker.

Antonyms

• (closer to the point of attachment): distal

Coordinate terms

• (human anatomy direction adjectives) anterior,‎ distal,‎ dorsal,‎ lateral,‎ medial,‎ posterior,‎ proximal,‎ ventral ^{(Category: en:Medicine) [edit]}
• (dentistry location adjectives) anterior,‎ apical,‎ apicocoronal,‎ axial,‎ buccal,‎ buccoapical,‎ buccocervical,‎ buccogingival,‎ buccolabial,‎ buccolingual,‎ bucco-occlusal,‎ buccopalatal,‎ cervical,‎ coronal,‎ coronoapical,‎ distal,‎ distoapical,‎ distobuccal,‎ distocervical,‎ distocoronal,‎ distofacial,‎ distogingival,‎ distoincisal,‎ distolingual,‎ disto-occlusal,‎ distoclusal,‎ distocclusal,‎ distopalatal,‎ facial,‎ gingival,‎ incisal,‎ incisocervical,‎ inferior,‎ labial,‎ lingual,‎ linguobuccal,‎ linguo-occlusal,‎ mandibular,‎ maxillary,‎ mesial,‎ mesioapical,‎ mesiobuccal,‎ mesiocervical,‎ mesiocoronal,‎ mesiodistal,‎ mesiofacial,‎ mesioincisal,‎ mesiogingival,‎ mesiolingual,‎ mesio-occlusal,‎ mesioclusal,‎ mesiocclusal,‎ mesiopalatal,‎ occlusal,‎ palatal,‎ posterior,‎ proximal,‎ superior,‎ vestibular ^{(Category: en:Dentistry) [edit]}

Derived terms

• proximally

Related terms

• proximate

Translations

Closer to the point of attachment

Catalan: proximal Chinese: Mandarin: 鄰近的／邻近的 (zh) (línjìn de) Finnish: läheinen (fi), proksimaalinen (fi) German: proximal (de) (medicine) Greek: εγγύς (el) (engýs) Irish: neasach Italian: prossimale Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: nêzîkî (ku) Occitan: proximal Portuguese: proximal (pt) Romanian: proximal Russian: проксимальный (ru) (proksimalʹnyj) Spanish: proximal Swedish: proximal (sv)

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al, -aw
• Hyphenation: pro‧xi‧mal

Adjective

proximal m or f (plural proximais)

1. proximal

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoɡsiˈmal/ [pɾoɣ̞.siˈmal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: pro‧xi‧mal

Adjective

proximal (plural proximales)

1. proximal

Derived terms

• proximalmente

Further reading

• “proximal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014