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

Toward a distal part.

Headlike in form; also, having the distal end enlarged and rounded, as the stigmas of certain flowers.

The distal bone of the lower jaw in many animals, which may or may not bear teeth.

Toward a distal part; on the distal side of; distally.

A projection on the inner side of the distal end of the numerus; the internal condyle.

A projection on the outer side of the distal end of the humerus; the external condyle.

The bending of a limb or joint; that motion of a joint which gives the distal member a continually decreasing angle with the axis of the proximal part; -- distinguished from extension.

ivision of birds including the swifts and humming birds. So called from the length of the distal part of the wing.

A projection at the distal end of each bone of the leg at the ankle joint. The malleolus of the tibia is the internal projection, that of the fibula the external.

The distal segment of the fore limb, including the carpus and fore foot or hand.

The distal end of the mandibles of a bird.

Having the distal portion broad, flat, and more or less divided into lobes; -- said of certain corals, antlers, etc.

The distal segment of the hind limb of vertebrates, including the tarsus and foot.

One of the large feathers on the distal joint of a bird's wing. See Plumage, and Illust. of Bird.

Of or pertaining to that which is proximal; as, the proximal bones of a limb. Opposed to distal.

, the pulse beat which appears (when the radial artery is compressed at the wrist) on the distal side of the point of pressure through the arteries of the palm of the hand. -- Recurrent sensibility (Physiol.), the sensibility manifested by the anterior, or motor, roots of the spinal cord (their stimulation causing pai…

One of the upper or distal branches of an antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a stag.

of color found on the wings of ducks and some other birds. It is usually situated on the distal portions of the secondary quills, and is much more brilliant in the adult male than in the female. Speculum metal, a hard, brittle alloy used for making the reflectors of telescopes and other instruments, usually consisting…

The distal tendon of a muscle.