\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}.