distal
Spanish, adjective/disˈtal/
distal is spelled D-I-S-T-A-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 35,911th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Distal is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “distal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Se aplica a la parte de un órgano o miembro que está más distante de la cabeza o del eje o línea media del…”.
What does distal mean in English?
adjective
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Se aplica a la parte de un órgano o miembro que está más distante de la cabeza o del eje o línea media del organismo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of distal
- distales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce distal?
- /disˈtal/
- [d̪isˈt̪al]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to distal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is distal in Spanish?
distal appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).