proximal

Nearest; proximate.

Nearer to a point of reference such as an origin, a point of attachment, or the midline of the body.

Proximate; nearest; next.

In zoology, the comparatively fixed or basal extremity of a limb or of an organism.

Toward or nearest, as to a body, or center of motion of dependence; proximate.

Situated near the point of attachment or origin.

Of or pertaining to that which is proximal. Opposed to distal.

Closer to the point of attachment or observation.

situated nearest to point of attachment or origin