Medical Terminology / Unit 4 MedTerm 0210 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Contralateral: Opposite Side
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The idea
Contralateral means on the opposite side of the body from another named structure or finding.
In practice
A contralateral weakness appears on the side opposite the injury.
Where people slip
Ipsilateral and contralateral differ by a prefix and reverse the side entirely.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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