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proximal

[prok-suh-muhl] / ˈprɒk sə məl /
ADJECTIVE
conterminous
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Likewise, publishers who opt to create push-button novels will be sawing off the proximal tree limb with Wile E. Coyote abandon.

From Salon Oct. 1, 2024

That conclusion was written into a seminal paper on the virus published in Nature Medicine on March 17, 2020, and titled “The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2024

"The normal gene can be introduced in the genome of cystinotic hiPSCs, which can then be injected in the kidney to replace the defective proximal tubules of individuals with infantile cystinosis," Taub says.

From Science Daily Dec. 11, 2023

Greg and Tom were both proximal to the Roy family, but existed just beyond it.

From New York Times May 29, 2023

Pal′ma, the palm: the enlarged proximal joint of the fore tarsus of a bee.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various




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