proximal
English
Etymology
Etymology tree
From Latin proximus, superlative form of prope (“near, nigh”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒksɪməl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
proximal (comparative more proximal, superlative most proximal)
- (anatomy, geology) Closer to the point of attachment or observation.
- Antonym: distal
- (dentistry) Facing toward another tooth. The proximal surfaces of a tooth are those that touch or are close to neighboring teeth.
- (linguistics) Closer to the speaker.
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “closer to the point of attachment, closer to the speaker”): distal
Coordinate terms
dentistry location adjectivesedit
- anterior
- apical
- apicocoronal
- axial
- buccal
- buccoapical
- buccocervical
- buccogingival
- buccolabial
- buccolingual
- bucco-occlusal
- buccopalatal
- cervical
- coronal
- coronoapical
- distal
- distoapical
- distobuccal
- distocclusal
- distocervical
- distoclusal
- distocoronal
- distofacial
- distogingival
- distoincisal
- distolingual
- disto-occlusal
- distopalatal
- facial
- gingival
- incisal
- incisocervical
- inferior
- labial
- lingual
- linguobuccal
- linguo-occlusal
- mandibular
- maxillary
- mesial
- mesioapical
- mesiobuccal
- mesiocclusal
- mesiocervical
- mesioclusal
- mesiocoronal
- mesiodistal
- mesiofacial
- mesiogingival
- mesioincisal
- mesiolingual
- mesio-occlusal
- mesiopalatal
- occlusal
- palatal
- posterior
- proximal
- superior
- vestibular
Derived terms
- anteroproximal
- caudoproximal
- cranioproximal
- distoproximal
- dorsoproximal
- interproximal
- lateroproximal
- medioproximal
- mesioproximal
- mesoproximal
- midproximal
- nonproximal
- occlusoproximal
- posteroproximal
- proximal convoluted tubule
- proximality
- proximally
- proximalmost
- proximal phalange (proximal phalanx)
- proximal ulna
- ventroproximal
- zone of proximal development
Related terms
Translations
closer to the point of attachment
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.siˈmaw/ [pɾo.siˈmaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɔ.siˈmal/ [pɾɔ.siˈmaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɔ.siˈma.li/
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: pro‧xi‧mal
Adjective
proximal m or f (plural proximais)
Further reading
- “proximal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “proximal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾoɡsiˈmal/ [pɾoɣ̞.siˈmal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: pro‧xi‧mal
Adjective
proximal m or f (masculine and feminine plural proximales)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “proximal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025