Immediate; next; proximal.
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prox·i·mate 'präk-sə-mət adj
1 a) very near
b) next, preceding, or following esp relating to or being a proximate cause
2) determined by proximate analysis
3) PROXIMAL (1b)
prox·i·mate·ly adv
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prox·i·mate (prokґsĭ-mət) [L. proximatus drawn near] immediate or nearest.Medical dictionary. 2011.