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Proximally

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prox·i·mal  (prks-ml)
adj.
1. Nearest; proximate.
2. Anatomy Nearer to a point of reference such as an origin, a point of attachment, or the midline of the body: the proximal end of a bone.
[From Latin proximus, nearest; see proximate.]
proxi·mal·ly adv.
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