The phrase "a distal end" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in scientific or medical contexts to refer to the farthest point from a reference point, often in relation to anatomy or structures.
Example: "The surgeon focused on the distal end of the bone to ensure proper alignment during the procedure."
Alternatives: "the far end" or "the outer end".
In most waterbirds, the postorbital process is elongate, with a distal end that is projected primarily ventrally.
To our knowledge, the earliest known Otus fossil, a distal end of the right humerus, is from western Kenya and dates from the Miocene (16.5 18.5 mya; [ 21]).
Hirashima et al. (2009) measured overall impedance in patients with a distal end fracture of the radius and they reported that impedance values increased concomitant with bone union.
Rectangular stainless steel orthodontic archwires, 0.43 × 0.64 mm (3M Unitek, USA), were cut into pieces with a distal-end cutter (Hu-Friedy, USA) for further sample preparation.
In addition to this vertebra, Cope's field notes contain an entry for an "[i]mmense distal end of femur", located only a few tens of meters away from the giant vertebra.
Trauma series radiographs and limb radiographs confirmed a comminuted distal end left femur fracture with bone loss (Fig. 1), a right ankle bi-malleolar fracture and an undisplaced base of right first metatarsal fracture.
The potential existence of a dislocated distal end of the ulna [15, 16] may also be encountered.
Grains of broomcorn millet have a pointed distal end and relatively blunt proximal end, whereas grains of foxtail millet are gently rounded at both ends (Nesbitt and Summers 1988).
Open image in new window Fig. 2 Plain radiograph confirming a comminuted distal end fracture of left femur with bone loss.
Chemical-etched tips have higher throughput; however, they do not have a flat distal end as laser-pulled ones which are difficult to form well-defined nanoapertures in shadow evaporation.
Although all cases of this report that were localized to the ulna included fractures, the existence of a dislocated distal end of the ulna may also be potentially encountered.
