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Controlateral vs Contralateral - What's the difference?

controlateral | contralateral |

As adjectives the difference between controlateral and contralateral

is that controlateral is on the other side while contralateral is on the opposite side of the body.

controlateral

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (anatomy) On the other side.

    • Usage notes

    In English, contralateral is the much more frequently used term. Several medical dictionaries enter contralateral but not controlateral. The -o- form of the prefix seems to be common in the Romance language cognates, though.

    contralateral

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • On the opposite side of the body.
  • * Each hand is controlled by the contralateral motor cortex. (That is, the right hand is controlled by the left side of the brain, and vice versa.)

    • Antonyms

    * ipsilateral