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ˈdɪs tldis·tal

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  1. distaladjective

    Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle.

    Antonyms:
    proximal

  2. distaladjective

    Antonyms:
    mesial

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. distaladjective

    situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone

    Antonyms:
    median, mesial, medial, proximal, sagittal

  2. distaladjective

    directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body

    Antonyms:
    median, proximal, medial, mesial, sagittal

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  1. List of paraphrases for "distal":

    downstream

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  1. List of known nicknames for "Distal":

    Michael Rathburn

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  1. Panagis Galiatsatos:

    For me, this case is not surprising, not unexpected and it goes along with the acute toxicity that we see from vaping happening in the most fragile parts of the lungs, for popcorn lung, the actual scientific name is bronchiolitis obliterans, and the bronchiolitis obliterans name implies obliterating the bronchioles, the most distal part of the lungs -- and that's what that disease did. It just knocked those completely out.

  2. Panagis Galiatsatos:

    For popcorn lung, the actual scientific name is bronchiolitis obliterans, and the bronchiolitis obliterans name implies obliterating the bronchioles, the most distal part of the lungs -- and that's what that disease did. It just knocked those completely out, i think what we are recognizing now is that these toxins that are in the electronic cigarettes are toxins for a reason.


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