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==English==

===Etymology===
From {{uder|en|la|proximus}}, superlative form of {{m|la|prope||near, nigh}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈpɹɒksɪməl/|a=UK}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-proximal.wav|a=Southern England}}

===Adjective===
{{en-adj}}

# {{lb|en|anatomy|geology}} Closer to the point of [[attachment]] or observation.
#: {{ant|en|distal}}
# {{lb|en|dentistry}} Facing toward another tooth. The proximal surfaces of a tooth are those that touch or are close to neighboring teeth.
# {{lb|en|linguistics}} Closer to the speaker.

====Antonyms====
* {{antsense|closer to the point of attachment|closer to the speaker}} {{l|en|distal}}

====Coordinate terms====
* {{list:human anatomy direction adjectives/en}}
* {{list:dentistry location adjectives/en}}

====Derived terms====
{{col4|en
|anteroproximal
|caudoproximal
|cranioproximal
|distoproximal
|dorsoproximal
|interproximal
|lateroproximal
|medioproximal
|mesioproximal
|mesoproximal
|midproximal
|nonproximal
|occlusoproximal
|posteroproximal
|proximal convoluted tubule
|[[proximal phalange]] {{nowrap|([[proximal phalanx]])}}
|proximality
|proximalmost
|proximally
|ventroproximal
|zone of proximal development
}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|en|proximate}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|closer to the point of attachment}}
* Catalan: {{t|ca|proximal}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|鄰近|alt=鄰近的|tr=línjìn de}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|proximální}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|läheinen}}, {{t+|fi|proksimaalinen}}
* German: {{t+|de|proximal}} {{qualifier|medicine}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|εγγύς}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|neasach}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|prossimale}}
* Kurdish:
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+|kmr|nêzîkî}}
* Occitan: {{t|oc|proximal}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|proximal}}
* Romanian: {{t|ro|proximal}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|проксимальный}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|proximal}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|proximal}}
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==Portuguese==

===Pronunciation===
{{pt-IPA|[ox:òss]}}
* {{rhymes|pt|al|q1=Portugal|aw|q2=Brazil|s=3}}
* {{hyph|pt|pro|xi|mal}}

===Adjective===
{{pt-adj}}

# {{l|en|proximal}}

==Spanish==

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr}}

===Adjective===
{{es-adj}}

# {{l|en|proximal}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|es|proximalmente}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:es:DRAE}}