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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These coordinating axons in the anterior corticospinal tract are often considered bilateral, as they are both ipsilateral and contralateral.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The axons of the corticobulbar tract are ipsilateral, meaning they project from the cortex to the motor nucleus on the same side of the nervous system.
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
The dorsal column will be intact ipsilateral to the source on the intact side and reach the brain for conscious perception.
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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