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 pain fibers on the side with motor function cross the midline in the spinal cord and ascend in the contralateral lateral column as far as the hemisection.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
It is also why a broken bone in a cast atrophies while its contralateral mate maintains its concentration of mineral salts and collagen fibers.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Conversely, the axons of the corticospinal tract are largely contralateral, meaning that they cross the midline of the brain stem or spinal cord and synapse on the opposite side of the body.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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