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proximal

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007025

In medicine, refers to a part of the body that is closer to the center of the body than another part. For example, the knee is proximal to the toes. The opposite is distal.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007025
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007025",
  "term": "proximal",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "In medicine, refers to a part of the body that is closer to the center of the body than another part. For example, the knee is proximal to the toes. The opposite is distal.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/proximal/"
}

Record 13,784 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.