The proximal end of a bone. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Consumers are constantly balancing what Farley terms their "proximal" and their "distal" concerns. From Wordnik.com. [TechNewsWorld] Reference
Nor are couples in LDRs any more likely to cheat on each other than are "proximal" couples, although the LDR mates do tend to worry more about the risk of an affair, studies show. From Wordnik.com. Reference
But these are the proximal causes, not the root causes. From Wordnik.com. [Overpopulation: 9 Billion Things to Talk About] Reference
I saw a number of cases successfully treated by proximal ligature; also. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
Reabsorption takes place mainly in the proximal convoluted tubule of the nephron. From Wordnik.com. [Excretion of toxicants] Reference
The proximal part of the scion was then inserted into a test tube containing water. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913] Reference
Use the elevators on the vestibular side and on the side of the teeth (proximal side). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
The renal damage is primarily a defect of the reabsorption process in the proximal tubules. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 13] Reference
It is inserted to the proximal end of the medial metacarpal (inner metacarpal or splint) bone. From Wordnik.com. [Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1] Reference
When neither amputation nor direct local ligature is practicable, proximal ligature may be of use. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
· Benign: contact of saliva with scratches on the skin; minor bites on the trunk or proximal limbs. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 13] Reference
It will be noted that the fragments are lodged in both the proximal and distal segments of the track. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
Through this, from within outward, the proximal end of the wire is now drawn and left for the present. From Wordnik.com. [The Electric Bath] Reference
In cases of fracture the distal portion of the track is in consequence many times larger than the proximal. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
The three rows of projections called the "knuckles" are formed by the proximal bones of the several joints. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Physiology] Reference
A word must be added as to the objections to distant proximal ligature for primary or recurrent hæmorrhage. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
In the case of bamboo stocks, the projecting pieces of the joints are not removed on the proximal side of the bow. From Wordnik.com. [The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir] Reference
Apply the plaster from the proximal end of the limb, ensuring that several centimeters of the stocking are showing. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
The objections lay in the technical difficulties of local treatment, and the danger of gangrene after proximal ligature. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
The leather splints are placed mesially and laterally and, of course, need to extend as high as the proximal end of the radius. From Wordnik.com. [Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1] Reference
Collateral ligaments (internal and external lateral) pass from the distal end of the femur to the proximal portion of the tibia. From Wordnik.com. [Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1] Reference
R.A.M.C., who ligatured the popliteal artery on the proximal side by an incision in the line of the tendon of the adductor magnus. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
It's been years since the wife could wear her wedding ring, the proximal knuckle of her ring finger swollen from a break years ago. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
I know of at least two cases of gangrene which occurred consecutively to proximal ligature of the femoral artery for this condition. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
When sufficient blood has been collected direct the assistant to release the proximal compression of the vein; and withdraw the needle. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference
Inflammation of the proximal sesamoid bones is caused by any kind of irritation which may involve this part of the inhibitory apparatus. From Wordnik.com. [Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1] Reference
The distal ends of the wires should be stripped of their coating for a length of about three inches, the proximal ends for about two inches. From Wordnik.com. [The Electric Bath] Reference
The proximal end of Meckel's cartilage, which in mammals forms the hammer, here gives the articular surface between the lower jaw and the quadrate. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
On the other hand, the only case I saw in which a proximal ligature had been applied for an arterio-venous aneurism of the leg resulted most unsatisfactorily. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
The choice of direct or proximal ligature in any case depends on the position of the aneurism, and the ease with which the former operation can be carried out. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
When the aneurism has reached a quiescent stage the question of further treatment arises, and whether this should consist in local interference or proximal ligature. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
"We chose to investigate 'proximal' prayer because that is how a lot of prayer for healing is actually practiced by Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians around the world. From Wordnik.com. [Softpedia News - Global] Reference
This history of development is moreover supported by the observation that proximal ligature of the artery usually converts an arterio-venous aneurism into an aneurismal varix. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
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