distal Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Dis"tal adjective
Etymology
From Distant.
Definitions
  1. (Physiol.) (a) Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle; -- opposed to proximal. (b) Pertaining to that which is distal; as, the distal tuberosities of a bone.

Webster 1913