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proximal

prox.i.mal \'pra:k-s*-m*l\ \-m*-le-\ aj [L proximus] 1: NEAREST, PROXIMATE  
   2: next to or nearest the point of attachment or origin, a central point o 
   f view; esp : located toward the center of the body - prox.i.mal.ly av