Prox"i*mal (?), a.
1.
Toward or nearest, as to a body, or center of motion of dependence; proximate.
2. Biol. (a)
Situated near the point of attachment or origin; as, the proximal part of a limb.
(b)
Of or pertaining to that which is proximal; as, the proximal bones of a limb. Opposed to distal.
© Webster 1913.