Distal refers to farthest away. For example, if one speaks of the elbow in relation to other body parts, the hand would be distal to the elbow, while the humerus would be proximal (the closer)
Distal (Latin: to stand apart, be remote) in easy English means DISTANCE or away from. For instance the distal phalanges are the fingers and toes -- they are a "fer piece" down at the end of the arm and leg. They are the furthest from the point of attachment to the body.
It means "near". The opposite is distal.
SO for example, on your fingers, which have 3 bones (except the thumb), the end bone is called the distal phalanx and the one nearest the hand is the proximal phalanx.
Either close to the centre of the body; OR more commonly, close or nearby, such as in a muscle attachment.
Distally means farther away from the midline or origin. For example, the hand is located distally from the arm.
He lives very distally from me.
Medical word definition physiology
aureus means golden
that the person being helped is in danger.
It typically relates to muscle. It is used in medical terms such as cardiomyopathy.
Padable is not a word related to the medical field. However, palpable is. When referring to the word palpable you are referring to touch or being able to feel.
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The word "oxygen" has the same chemical meaning in medical and non-medical terms. "Oxygen" may also refer to supplemental oxygen giving to a patient, or a measurement of oxygen levels in the blood.
The word initial could mean a few things in medical terms. It could refer to the initials of the degree a doctor has, or could refer to the first tests a patient may be required in order to get a diagnosis.
There is no special medical word for amplitude!
Brev- is from the Latin word meaning "short". From it we get the words abbreviate, brevity, brief.
The word 'stem' means any stalk-like structure; or to derive from or originate in.