distal

Questions about distal

What does distal mean?

distal means "situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in distal?

distal has 2 syllables: dis-tal. The stress falls on "dis". In IPA it is /ˈdɪstəl/.

What is the opposite of distal?

The recorded antonyms are proximal, mesial.

Is distal a common word?

distal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.