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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Origin of laterality

First recorded in 1640–50; lateral + -ity

Words nearby laterality

lateral funiculus, lateral geniculate body, lateral hemianopsia, lateral hermaphroditism, lateral humeral epicondylitis, laterality, lateralization, lateral line, lateral line system, lateral lisp, lateral longitudinal stria

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How to use laterality in a sentence

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
Neither rightness nor leftness, except through bi-laterality.
Essays in Radical Empiricism|William James

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

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

Medical definitions for laterality

laterality

[ lăt′ə-răl′ĭ-tē ]

Preferential use of limbs of one side of the body.