Definition of Contralateral

1. Adjective. On or relating to the opposite side (of the body).

Antonyms: Ipsilateral

Definition of Contralateral

1. Adjective. On the opposite side of the body. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Contralateral

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Contralateral

1. Pertaining to the opposite side. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Contralateral

contraharmonic mean
contraharmonic means
contrail
contrails
contraindicant
contraindicants
contraindicate
contraindicated
contraindicates
contraindicating
contraindication
contraindications
contraindicative
contraindicatory
contrair
contralateral (current term)
contralateral partner
contralateral reflex
contralateral sign
contralaterally
contralesional
contralti
contralto
contraltos
contrametric
contranatural
contransformation
contransmagnificandjewbangtantiality
contranym
contranyms

Literary usage of Contralateral

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1920)
"Among a large number of organic nervous cases seventy-eight presented the contralateral reflex. In the present contribution the investigation of the crossed ..."

2. Nervous and Mental Disease Monograph Series (1909)
"A contralateral Plantar Keflex is mentioned by H. Steinberg,1 an ... The French observers of late are giving attention to this contralateral reflex, ..."

3. Brain Abscess: Its Surgical Pathology and Operative Technic by Wells Phillips Eagleton (1922)
"(e) Paralysis of contralateral Arm.—A weakness—paresis or paralysis—of the arm, which comes and goes, is a frequent localizing manifestation of brain ..."

4. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Renal TRG after 100-140 min of CT was 80.1 ± 20.2 mg/min, a value significantly (P < .05) lower than that observed for the contralateral kidney (98.7 ± 20.7 ..."

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