ipsilateral

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Definition of ipsilateral in English English dictionary: on the same side of the body
The stroke was characterised by ipsilateral paralysis.; located on the same side of the body; affecting the same side; the same side, for example the left hand in a person with a stroke lesion in the left brain, is the ipsilateral hand; The same side So when it is said that the left half of each retina projects to the ipsilateral cortex it means that they project to the left cortex; On the same side of the body See Contralateral; on or relating to the same side (of the body); On the same side; Latin ipsi = self, the same, and latus = side, hence on the same side; Referring to the same side of the body; Same side of the body (see also, "Contralateral"); on the same side of the body. Word describing the occurrence of a medical condition, or reference to a body part, on the same side of the body. Example of usage - The stroke was characterised by ipsilateral paralysis; homolateral