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adv.
Toward a distal part.
n.
A projection on the inner side of the distal end of the numerus; the internal condyle.
n.
The distal segment of the fore limb, including the carpus and fore foot or hand.
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The bending of a limb or joint; that motion of a joint which gives the distal member a continually decreasing angle with the axis of the proximal part; -- distinguished from extension.
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One of the upper or distal branches of an antler, as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a stag.
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A bright and lustrous patch of color found on the wings of ducks and some other birds. It is usually situated on the distal portions of the secondary quills, and is much more brilliant in the adult male than in the female.
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Pertaining to that which is distal; as, the distal tuberosities of a bone.
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Of or pertaining to that which is proximal; as, the proximal bones of a limb. Opposed to distal.
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Headlike in form; also, having the distal end enlarged and rounded, as the stigmas of certain flowers.
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The large bone next the foot in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the distal part of the tarsus with the metatarsus.
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Toward a distal part; on the distal side of; distally.
n.
One of the large feathers on the distal joint of a bird's wing. See Plumage, and Illust. of Bird.
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Having the distal portion broad, flat, and more or less divided into lobes; -- said of certain corals, antlers, etc.
n. pl.
A division of birds including the swifts and humming birds. So called from the length of the distal part of the wing.
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The distal tendon of a muscle.
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The distal end of the mandibles of a bird.
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A projection at the distal end of each bone of the leg at the ankle joint. The malleolus of the tibia is the internal projection, that of the fibula the external.
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A projection on the outer side of the distal end of the humerus; the external condyle.
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Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle
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The distal segment of the hind limb of vertebrates, including the tarsus and foot.
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