contralateral
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Adjective
Relating to or denoting the side of the body opposite to that on which a particular structure or condition occurs,
/ˌkäntrəˈlatərəl/,/-ˈlatrəl/,
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Relating to or denoting the side of the body opposite to that on which a particular structure or condition occurs,
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Relating to or denoting the side of the body opposite to that on which a particular structure or condition occurs
- - the symptom develops in the hand contralateral to the lesion
Web Definitions:
- on or relating to the opposite side (of the body)
- Standard anatomical terms of location are employed in science which deal with the anatomy of animals to avoid ambiguities which might otherwise arise. They are not language-specific, and thus require no translation. ...
- (contralaterally) In a contralateral manner
- occurring on or acting in conjunction with a part on the opposite side of the body <the brain cortex controls con-tra-lat-er-al muscles>
- Opposite side. [Click Here to Return to List]
- Latin contra = against, latus = side, hence, the opposite side (as opposed to ipsilateral)
- "the opposite side". For example, "the right latissimus dorsi works in conjunction with the "contralateral" - or left - gluteus maximus."
- Refers to the side opposite of the injured or missing limb.
- Occurring or appearing on the opposite side (contra-, oppo-site; lateral, side); often used for describing the crossed pattern of sensory and motor connections between the physiological structures of the body and those of the brain (cf. ipsilateral)