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distal
adjective(dis-tal)
situated away from the point of attachment or origin or a central point especially of the body
distal
adjective(dis-tal)
of, relating to, or being the surface of a tooth that is next to the tooth behind it or that is farthest from the middle of the front of the jaw
distal
noun(dis-tal)
the convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between the loop of Henle and the nonsecretory part of the nephron and that is concerned especially with the concentration of urine

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