proximal
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That conclusion was written into a seminal paper on the virus published in Nature Medicine on March 17, 2020, and titled “The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
The researchers were able to efficiently differentiate the hiPSCs into the kidney proximal tubule, the type of nephron in the kidney that is impaired in infantile cystinosis, as well as in other kidney diseases.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2023
Greg and Tom were both proximal to the Roy family, but existed just beyond it.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2023
"We have had to work really hard at this, working at a flat economy where the true value is the connection between the people, and the wealth is the connections forged between proximal neighbors."
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2022
The capsules with unbarbed threads are very nearly as broad at the distal as at the proximal end; they are broadly oval with rounded ends.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale
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