Hyphenation of proximal

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word proximal? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

prox-i-mal

Definitions of proximal:

1.	Situated nearest to point of attachment or origin The proximal end of a bone

Synonyms of proximal:

adj	proximal

Last hyphenations of this language

post-Triassic moistly abating Umeh amixia tineas hawk soberness hypopharyngeal Pecksniffism decatyl underorganisation scivvy dusttight homoeophyllous devices violate gyrosyn ichthyopolist

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