The following week, May 17th of this year, surgery was performed at the Princess Marina Hospital in Gaborone and Mr Solomon Moretsi's damaged finger was amputated at the proximal phalangeal joint.
a. 1. Toward or nearest, as to a body, or center of motion of dependence; proximate. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Biol.) (a) Situated near the point of attachment or origin; as, the proximal part of a limb. (b) Of or pertaining to that which is proximal; as, the proximal bones of a limb. Opposed to distal. [ 1913 Webster ]