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contralateral

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contralateral /con·tra·lat·er·al/ (-lat´er-al) pertaining to, situated on, or affecting the opposite side.
con·tra·lat·er·al (kntr-ltr-l)
adj.
Taking place or originating in a corresponding part on an opposite side, as pain or paralysis in a part opposite the site of a lesion.
contralateral
[-lat′ərəl]
Etymology: L, contra + lateralis, side
affecting or originating in the opposite side of a point of reference, such as a point on a body.
contralateral (kon´trlat´rl),
adj originating from or affecting the opposite side of the body.
contralateral
pertaining to, situated on, or affecting the opposite side.
contralateral 
A term relating to the opposite side. See lateral geniculate bodies; ipsilateral.
contralateral
adjective Referring to an opposite side. Cf Ipsilateral.


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