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Situated near the point of attachment or origin; as, the proximal part of a limb.

On or toward a proximal part; proximad.

Pertaining to the shin bone. Cnemial crest, a crestlike prominence on the proximal end of the tibia of birds and some reptiles.

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

The proximal segment of the hind limb containing the thigh bone; the thigh. See Coxa.

a joint which gives the distal member a continually decreasing angle with the axis of the proximal part; -- distinguished from extension.

Of or pertaining to a segment sometimes present at the proximal end of the hyoidean arch. -- n.

The middle bone of the proximal series of the carpus; -- called also semilunar, and intermedium.

The proximal segment of the hind limb; the thigh.

middle bones of the tarsus, corresponding to the centrale; -- called also scaphoid. (b) A proximal bone on the radial side of the carpus; the scaphoid. -- Navicular disease (Far.), a disease affecting the navicular bone, or the adjacent parts, in a horse's foot.

The large process at the proximal end of the ulna which projects behind the articulation with the humerus and forms the bony prominence of the elbow.

The basal portion, or two proximal and more or less consolidated segments, of an appendage of a crustacean.

Toward a proximal part; on the proximal side of; proximally.

r splenius muscle. Splenial bone (Anat.), a thin splintlike bone on the inner side of the proximal portion of the mandible of many vertebrates.

of nocturnal lemurine mammals having very large eyes and ears, a long tail, and very long proximal tarsal bones; -- called also malmag, spectral lemur, podji, and tarsier.

The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See Femur.

ween the femur and tarsometatarsus in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the proximal part of the tarsus with the tibia.

The proximal segment in the hyoidean arch, becoming a part of the styloid process of the temporal bone in adult man.