Medical Dictionary
proximate
adj prox·i·mate \ˈpräk-sə-mət\
Medical Definition of PROXIMATE
1
a : very near b : next, preceding, or following; especially : relating to or being a proximate cause
2
: determined by proximate analysis
3
: proximal 1b
—prox·i·mate·ly adverb
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