laterality
[lat-uh-ral-i-tee]
- 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
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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
laterality
- psychol the difference in the mental functions controlled by the left and right cerebral hemispheres of the brain
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laterality
(lăt′ə-răl′ĭ-tē)- Preferential use of limbs of one side of the body.
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