ipsilateral

[ ip-suh-lat-er-uhl ]

adjectiveAnatomy.
  1. pertaining to, situated on, or affecting the same side of the body: ipsilateral paralysis.

Origin of ipsilateral

1
1905–10; <Latin ipsi- (combining form of ipse oneself, the very one) + lateral

Other words from ipsilateral

  • ip·si·lat·er·al·ly, adverb

Words Nearby ipsilateral

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British Dictionary definitions for ipsilateral

ipsilateral

/ (ˌɪpsɪˈlætərəl) /


adjective
  1. on or affecting the same side of the body

Origin of ipsilateral

1
C20: irregularly formed from Latin ipse self + lateral

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