proximal

1. 1.

   situated nearest to point of attachment or origin

   “the proximal end of a bone”

   Antonymsdistal

   anatomy

Questions about proximal

What does proximal mean?

proximal means "situated nearest to point of attachment or origin".

How many syllables are in proximal?

proximal has 3 syllables: prox-i-mal. The stress falls on "prox". In IPA it is /ˈpɹɑksəməl/.

What is the opposite of proximal?

The recorded antonyms are distal.

Is proximal a common word?

proximal 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.