distal end

collocation in English

meaningsofdistalandend

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distal
adjective
uk
/ˈdɪs.təl/us
/ˈdɪs.təl/
away from a particular point in ...
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end
noun
uk
/end/us
/end/
the part of a place or thing that is furthest away from ...
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(Definition ofdistalandendfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Itsdistalendcould then move among female flowers.
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Thedistalendof each spicule was bifurcated in two pincer-like ends.
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Thedistalendof the fistula is closed with a purse-string suture.
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Only thedistalendof endocarps cracked by white-lipped peccaries were counted.
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The interactions between the cap and thedistalendof the filament seem to have unique characteristics.
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This is followed by a rapid falloff to zero dose beyond thedistalendof the tumour.
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If this were the case, scarification on thedistalendwould also cause the immediate increase in respiration.
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Thedistalendis strongly flattened anteroposteriorly and expanded transversely, more to the lateral than to the medial side.
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Thedistalendof the ovipositor gradually contacted with the surface of the fig near the selected place.
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Scarification on thedistalendled to delayed radicle emergence through the produced hole in c. 40% of the seeds.
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Figure 10 shows the proximal end of the radius is lateral to itsdistalendthroughout stance.
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The origin of genes has not been specified in the grey region of thedistalendof the introgression.
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Each tube was fitted with a wire mesh stopper at thedistalendbut was open inside the arena.
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Probably, only the most vigorous embryos can emerge from the hole at thedistalendof the seeds.
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The origin of the proximal phalangeal segment was located on the lateral aspect of thedistalendof the proximal phalanx.
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Forty-six of the supernumerary teeth occurred at thedistalendof the tooth row and formed part of the functional dentition.
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Continuous peristaltic waves commenced sequentially at thedistalendand moved down the body until they were lost from sight in the snail tissue.
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Wing length was determined on the mounted wing, taking the distance between the anterior cross vein and thedistalendof the third vein.
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The subunit proteins are synthesized in the cell and transported to thedistalendthrough the hollow core of the flagellum.
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The orientation of the frame attached to thedistalendof the manipulator moves sinusoidally with respect to the frame attached to the base.
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The origin of the metacarpal coordinate system was located on the lateral aspect of thedistalendof the third metacarpus.
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With the exception of the six morphologically aberrant teeth, all supernumerary molars occurred at thedistalendof the tooth row.
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Toward thedistalendof the feather that is exposed to the air, the barbs form a relatively cohesive flat surface.
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Each sporophyll shows a horizontal region, an upturneddistalendon the right, and a small downward extension forming a heel.
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