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proximal

[prok-suh-muhl] / ˈprɒk sə məl /
ADJECTIVE
conterminous
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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 researchers were able to efficiently differentiate the hiPSCs into the kidney proximal tubule, the type of nephron in the kidney that is impaired in infantile cystinosis, as well as in other kidney diseases.

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

"We have had to work really hard at this, working at a flat economy where the true value is the connection between the people, and the wealth is the connections forged between proximal neighbors."

From Salon Dec. 21, 2022

Two or three narrow bands are usually present on the proximal part of the fourth toe.

From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by William E. Duellman




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