What does "distal" mean?

Remote from the point of attachment or origin.

What is a synonym for "distal"?

Common synonyms include: apart, asunder, away, distant, exotic, far.

/ˈdɪs.təl/ adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Adjective

1
Remote from the point of attachment or origin.
"the distal end of a bone or muscle"
2
Facing the wisdom tooth or temporomandibular joint on the same side of the jaw.
3
Far or farther from the speaker.

Adjective

1
situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone wordnet
2
directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body wordnet

"the distal end of a bone or muscle"

From distant + -al.