ipsilateral

See also: ipsilatéral

English

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Anatomical terms of location

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• ipselateral

Etymology

From ipsi- +‎ lateral.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭp'sĭlătʹərəl, IPA^(key): /ˌɪpsɪˈlætəɹəl/
• Rhymes: -ætəɹəl

Adjective

ipsilateral (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, medicine) On the same side of the body.

   The stroke was characterised by ipsilateral paralysis.

Synonyms

• homolateral

Antonyms

• contralateral

Derived terms

• ipsilaterality
• ipsilaterally

Related terms

• ipsilesional

Spanish

Adjective

ipsilateral m or f (masculine and feminine plural ipsilaterales)

1. ipsilateral

Further reading

• “ipsilateral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025