Proximal
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This article defines the anatomical term 'proximal' as used in the 1930s. It denotes a part located closer to the axis of the body, the head end, or, in microscopic descriptions, the end of a cell closer to the center or lumen.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
PROXIMAL (from the Latin proximus—nearest), a term used in contrast to the term distal, denoting a part located closer to the axis of the body or to the head end, for example, the proximal epiphysis of a bone, the proximal section of the appendix, of the urethra, etc. In microscopic descriptions of organs, the proximal end refers to the end of a cell closest to the center or lumen.
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“Proximal.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/proximal/