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ipsilateral

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

adjective

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

    ipsilateral paralysis.


ipsilateral British  
/ ˌɪpsɪˈlætərəl /

adjective

  1. on or affecting the same side of the body

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 will be intact ipsilateral to the source on the intact side and reach the brain for conscious perception.

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

These coordinating axons in the anterior corticospinal tract are often considered bilateral, as they are both ipsilateral and contralateral.

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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