lateral vs distal

lateral is a noun but distal is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lateral	Yes	Yes	No	No
distal	No	Yes	No	No

lateral (noun)	distal (noun)
a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer

lateral (adjective)	distal (adjective)
lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body	situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone
situated at or extending to the side	directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body