ipsilateral
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of ipsilateral
1905–10; < Latin ipsi- (combining form of ipse oneself, the very one) + lateral
Example Sentences
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The dorsal column information ascends ipsilateral to the source of the stimulus and decussates in the medulla, whereas the spinothalamic pathway decussates at the level of entry and ascends contralaterally.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The reason for this is that the dorsal column pathway ascends ipsilateral to the sensation, so it would be damaged the same way as the lateral corticospinal tract.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Some collateral branches of the tract will project into the ipsilateral ventral horn to control synergistic muscles on that side of the body, or to inhibit antagonistic muscles through interneurons within the ventral horn.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Whereas spinal information is contralateral, cranial nerve systems are mostly ipsilateral, meaning that a cranial nerve on the right side of the head is connected to the right side of the brain.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
A majority display Chvostek’s sign or other forms of ipsilateral spasticity.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 28, 2011
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