diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 29504edf..d2f48e5b 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Package: AMR
-Version: 1.8.2.9028
+Version: 1.8.2.9029
 Date: 2022-10-21
 Title: Antimicrobial Resistance Data Analysis
 Description: Functions to simplify and standardise antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index d68312f5..6c1cffbb 100755
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ export(age_groups)
 export(all_antimicrobials)
 export(aminoglycosides)
 export(aminopenicillins)
+export(amr_distance_from_row)
 export(anti_join_microorganisms)
 export(antifungals)
 export(antimicrobials_equal)
@@ -265,7 +266,6 @@ export(mdr_cmi2012)
 export(mdr_tb)
 export(mdro)
 export(mean_amr_distance)
-export(mean_distance_from_row)
 export(mo_authors)
 export(mo_class)
 export(mo_cleaning_regex)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index d96564d4..6e1feed7 100755
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# AMR 1.8.2.9028
+# AMR 1.8.2.9029
 
 This version will eventually become v2.0! We're happy to reach a new major milestone soon!
 
diff --git a/R/mean_amr_distance.R b/R/mean_amr_distance.R
index 63d21589..9a90b3c2 100644
--- a/R/mean_amr_distance.R
+++ b/R/mean_amr_distance.R
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #'
 #' For data sets, the mean AMR distance will be calculated per variable, after which the mean of all columns will returned per row (using [rowMeans()]), see *Examples*.
 #'
-#' Use [mean_distance_from_row()] to subtract distances from the distance of one row, see *Examples*.
+#' Use [amr_distance_from_row()] to subtract distances from the distance of one row, see *Examples*.
 #' @section Interpretation:
 #' Isolates with distances less than 0.01 difference from each other should be considered similar. Differences lower than 0.025 should be considered suspicious.
 #' @export
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 #'   y %>%
 #'     mutate(
 #'       amr_distance = mean_amr_distance(., where(is.mic)),
-#'       check_id_C = mean_distance_from_row(amr_distance, id == "C")
+#'       check_id_C = amr_distance_from_row(amr_distance, id == "C")
 #'     ) %>%
 #'     arrange(check_id_C)
 #' }
@@ -154,14 +154,14 @@ mean_amr_distance.data.frame <- function(x, ..., combine_SI = TRUE) {
 }
 
 #' @rdname mean_amr_distance
-#' @param mean_distance the outcome of [mean_amr_distance()]
+#' @param amr_distance the outcome of [mean_amr_distance()]
 #' @param row an index, such as a row number
 #' @export
-mean_distance_from_row <- function(mean_distance, row) {
-  meet_criteria(mean_distance, allow_class = c("double", "numeric"), is_finite = TRUE)
+amr_distance_from_row <- function(amr_distance, row) {
+  meet_criteria(amr_distance, allow_class = c("double", "numeric"), is_finite = TRUE)
   meet_criteria(row, allow_class = c("logical", "double", "numeric"))
   if (is.logical(row)) {
     row <- which(row)
   }
-  abs(mean_distance[row] - mean_distance)
+  abs(amr_distance[row] - amr_distance)
 }
diff --git a/man/mean_amr_distance.Rd b/man/mean_amr_distance.Rd
index 7cc30198..5b65b2e8 100644
--- a/man/mean_amr_distance.Rd
+++ b/man/mean_amr_distance.Rd
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 \alias{mean_amr_distance.disk}
 \alias{mean_amr_distance.rsi}
 \alias{mean_amr_distance.data.frame}
-\alias{mean_distance_from_row}
+\alias{amr_distance_from_row}
 \title{Mean AMR Distance}
 \usage{
 mean_amr_distance(x, ...)
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ mean_amr_distance(x, ...)
 
 \method{mean_amr_distance}{data.frame}(x, ..., combine_SI = TRUE)
 
-mean_distance_from_row(mean_distance, row)
+amr_distance_from_row(amr_distance, row)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{x}{a vector of class \link[=as.rsi]{rsi}, \link[=as.rsi]{rsi} or \link[=as.rsi]{rsi}, or a \link{data.frame} containing columns of any of these classes}
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ mean_distance_from_row(mean_distance, row)
 
 \item{combine_SI}{a \link{logical} to indicate whether all values of S and I must be merged into one, so the input only consists of S+I vs. R (susceptible vs. resistant), defaults to \code{TRUE}}
 
-\item{mean_distance}{the outcome of \code{\link[=mean_amr_distance]{mean_amr_distance()}}}
+\item{amr_distance}{the outcome of \code{\link[=mean_amr_distance]{mean_amr_distance()}}}
 
 \item{row}{an index, such as a row number}
 }
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ R/SI values (see \code{\link[=as.rsi]{as.rsi()}}) are transformed using \code{"S
 
 For data sets, the mean AMR distance will be calculated per variable, after which the mean of all columns will returned per row (using \code{\link[=rowMeans]{rowMeans()}}), see \emph{Examples}.
 
-Use \code{\link[=mean_distance_from_row]{mean_distance_from_row()}} to subtract distances from the distance of one row, see \emph{Examples}.
+Use \code{\link[=amr_distance_from_row]{amr_distance_from_row()}} to subtract distances from the distance of one row, see \emph{Examples}.
 }
 \section{Interpretation}{
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ if (require("dplyr")) {
   y \%>\%
     mutate(
       amr_distance = mean_amr_distance(., where(is.mic)),
-      check_id_C = mean_distance_from_row(amr_distance, id == "C")
+      check_id_C = amr_distance_from_row(amr_distance, id == "C")
     ) \%>\%
     arrange(check_id_C)
 }