distal

Meanings

Adjective

situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone
directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body

Adj

Remote from the point of attachment or origin.
Facing the wisdom tooth or temporomandibular joint on the same side of the jaw.
Far or farther from the speaker.

Origin / Etymology

From distant + -al.

Antonyms

antonym(s) of “remote from the point, farther from the speaker”, mesial, proximal

Scrabble Score: 7

distal is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
distal is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
distal is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

distal is a valid Words With Friends word