'Proximal' definitions:
Definition of 'proximal'
From: WordNet
adjective
Situated nearest to point of attachment or origin; "the proximal end of a bone" [ant: distal]
Definition of 'Proximal'
From: GCIDE
- Proximal \Prox"i*mal\, a.
- 1. Toward or nearest, as to a body, or center of motion of dependence; proximate. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Biol.) (a) Situated near the point of attachment or origin; as, the proximal part of a limb. (b) Of or pertaining to that which is proximal; as, the proximal bones of a limb. Opposed to distal. [1913 Webster]