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prok suh muhl

  • a  situated nearest to point of attachment or origin
    the proximal end of a bone

  • So if the elections are the proximal reason why the military actions are happening then to me it really is as simple as that.
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  • David Eckstein in Arizona Republic
    When you ejected from your plane, you sustained a fracture of the right proximal humerus (upper arm), which healed in a deformed position,Eckstein wrote. "Subsequently as a prisoner of war, you suffered repeat fractures of both shoulders,...

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