distally

1. 1.

   far from the center

   “the bronchus is situated distally”

   anatomy

Questions about distally

What does distally mean?

distally means "far from the center".

How many syllables are in distally?

distally has 3 syllables: di-stal-ly. The stress falls on "di".

Is distally a common word?

distally is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.