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distal

distant from the main mass of the body, the hand is distal from the arm
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distal

Summary

distal is an anatomical placement[1]. distal has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • distal's instance of is recorded as anatomical placement[3].
  • distal's instance of is recorded as relative direction[4].
  • distal is a type of primary anatomical coordinate[5].
  • distal is the opposite of proximal[6].
  • distal's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C25237[7].
  • distal's different from is recorded as distal[8].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include anatomical placement[3] and relative direction[4]. distal is a type of primary anatomical coordinate[5]. distal is the opposite of proximal[6].

Why It Matters

distal has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] distal is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gran enciclopèdia catalana id (former scheme) → 0227153
    Different from → —
    Gran enciclopèdia catalana id → distal
    Opposite of → proximal
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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