Meaning & use
contralateral
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Relating to, or occurring on, the opposite side of the body.
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A stroke on the right side of the brain often causes weakness in the contralateral, or left, side of the body.
The surgeon operated on the contralateral limb to compare tissue samples.
A note on using this word
Common in neurology, since many of the brain's motor and sensory pathways cross over, so each hemisphere controls the opposite side of the body.
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