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contralateral
(contra|lat¦eral)
Pronunciation:
/ˌkɒntrəˈlat(ə)r(ə)l/
adjective
Medicine
relating to or denoting the side of the body opposite to that on which a particular structure or condition occurs:
the symptom develops in the hand
contralateral to
the lesion
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