laterality
[ lat-uh-ral-i-tee ]
/ ˌlæt əˈræl ɪ ti /
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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.
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And therefore this prevalency is either uncertainly placed in the laterality, or custom determines its differency.
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British Dictionary definitions for laterality
laterality
/ (ˌlætəˈrælɪtɪ) /
noun
psychol the difference in the mental functions controlled by the left and right cerebral hemispheres of the brain
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Medicine definitions for laterality
laterality
[ lăt′ə-răl′ĭ-tē ]
n.
Preferential use of limbs of one side of the body.
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