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How to pronounce “distal”
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Pronunciation guide for distal
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of distal with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 4 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Lessons from the Past on Adapting to Climate Change
We have to realize that climate change is not a distal threat.
- Definition summary
- (anatomy, geology) Remote from the point of attachment or origin.
Example 1 of 4
How to pronounce distal
Lessons from the Past on Adapting to Climate Change

We have to realize that climate change is not a distal threat.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “distal”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- (anatomy, geology) Remote from the point of attachment or origin.
- (dentistry) Facing the wisdom tooth or temporomandibular joint on the same side of the jaw.
- (linguistics) Far or farther from the speaker.
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