proximal

/หˆpษนษ’ksษชmษ™l/

IPA: /P R AA1 K S AH0 M AH0 L/

adjective
  1. 1

    Closer to the point of attachment or observation.

  2. 2

    Facing toward another tooth. The proximal surfaces of a tooth are those that touch or are close to neighboring teeth.

  3. 3

    Closer to the speaker.

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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proximal