contralateral
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of contralateral
First recorded in 1880–85; contra- 1 ( def. ) + lateral
Example Sentences
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Yes, he told me, “we have started to adapt these strategies in counseling women with breast cancer regarding contralateral prophylactic mastectomy.”
From Washington Post • May 18, 2018
The mouse sensory barrel cortex was activated by stimulation of the contralateral ramus infraorbitalis of the trigeminal nerve using a set of custom-made bipolar electrodes inserted percutaneously.
From Nature • Apr. 4, 2014
The spinothalamic pathway decussates immediately upon entering the spinal cord and ascends contralateral to the source; it would therefore bypass the hemisection.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The cross extensor reflex provides a counterbalancing movement on the other side of the body, which requires another collateral of the sensory axon to activate contraction of the extensor muscles in the contralateral limb.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Another similarity is that the second neurons in both of these pathways are contralateral, because they project across the midline to the other side of the brain or spinal cord.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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