Definitions

Proximal

• Direction towards center of body; opposite of distal. [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
• Part of structure nearest midline of body or base of attachment; opposed to distal. [McLaughlin, 1980]
• Toward or near a point of attachment. [Butler, T. H.]
• Toward the body; that portion of appendage nearest body. [Hobbs and Jass, 1988]
• (Taxon-specific: Order Isopoda) Situated near the base or point of attachment. [Wetzer et al. 1997]
• (Taxon-specific: Order Isopoda) Situated near the point of attachment. [Kensley and Schotte, 1989]

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