laterality

[lat-uh-ral-i-tee]

noun

the use of one hand in preference to the other.Compare handedness.
the dominance or superior development of one side of the body or brain.

Origin of laterality

First recorded in 1640–50; lateral + -ity

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Historical Examples of laterality

And therefore this prevalency is either uncertainly placed in the laterality, or custom determines its differency.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 2 of 3)
Thomas Browne

British Dictionary definitions for laterality

laterality

noun

psychol the difference in the mental functions controlled by the left and right cerebral hemispheres of the brain

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laterality in Medicine

laterality

[lăt′ə-răl′ĭ-tē]

Preferential use of limbs of one side of the body.