ipsilateral

American

[ip-suh-lat-er-uhl] / ˌɪp səˈlæt ər əl /

adjective

Anatomy.

pertaining to, situated on, or affecting the same side of the body.

ipsilateral paralysis.

ipsilateral British

/ ˌɪpsɪˈlætərəl /

adjective

on or affecting the same side of the body

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Other Word Forms

ipsilaterally adverb

Etymology

Origin of ipsilateral

1905–10; < Latin ipsi- (combining form of ipse oneself, the very one) + lateral

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A majority display Chvostek’s sign or other forms of ipsilateral spasticity.

From The New Yorker

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