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adj
medial and distal
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: distal, medial, not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English medio- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *steh2- Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth2éh1yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Latin stō Latin distō Latin distānsder. Old French distantbor. Middle English distaunt English distant English -al English distal English mediodistal From medio- + distal.
