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Ipsilesional vs Contralesional - What's the difference?

ipsilesional | contralesional |

As adjectives the difference between ipsilesional and contralesional

is that ipsilesional is on the same side as a lesion while contralesional is describing the half of a patient's brain or body away from the site of a lesion.

ipsilesional

English

Adjective

(-)
  • On the same side as a lesion.

    • Derived terms

    * ipsilesionally

    contralesional

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (medicine) Describing the half of a patient's brain or body away from the site of a lesion