contralateral
/ˌkɑntɹəˈlætəɹəl/
contralateral adjective: on the opposite side of the body.
Adjective
contralateral (not comparable)
- On the opposite side of the body.
- Early detection and advances in breast cancer treatment have increased the overall survival and life expectancy of patients with unilateral breast cancer, thereby increasing their risk of subsequently developing contralateral breast cancer.2004, S. Eva Singletary, Advanced Therapy of Breast Disease, page 629
- Synonyms:
- heterolateral
Noun
contralateral (plural contralaterals)
- The opposite side of the body
contralateral meaning in Tamil
contralateral in Tamil
- அமைந்துள்ள, எதிர்புறத்தை பதிக்கும், மாறுபக்க
Synonyms of contralateral
Antonyms
Forms of contralateral
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | controlateral |
| Noun | |
| plural | contralaterals |
Origin of contralateral
From contra- + lateral.
Words formed from contralateral
Words that rhyme with contralateral
- collateral
- lateral
- bilateral
- equilateral
- multilateral
- unilateral
- longilateral
- quadrilateral
- trilateral
- acousticolateral
- ambilateral
- anterolateral
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- apicolateral
- axiolateral
- basilateral
- basolateral
- caudolateral
- centrolateral
- costolateral
- counterlateral
- craniolateral
- dextrolateral
- distolateral
- dorsolateral
- ectolateral
- frontolateral
- hemilateral
- heterolateral
- homolateral
- inferolateral
- ipsilateral
- isolateral
- labiolateral
- laterolateral
- left lateral
- linguolateral
- matrilateral
- mediolateral
- mesiolateral
- mesolateral
- midlateral
- monolateral
- obliquolateral
- occipitolateral
- octavolateral
- octolateral
- omnilateral
- orbitolateral
- palmarolateral
- patrilateral
- plantolateral
- plurilateral
- polylateral
- posterolateral
- prolateral
- proximolateral
- retrolateral
- right lateral
- rostrolateral
- sacrolateral
Questions about contralateral
- What does contralateral mean?
- Contralateral means on the opposite side of the body.
- What is contralateral in Tamil?
- Contralateral in Tamil is அமைந்துள்ள, எதிர்புறத்தை பதிக்கும், மாறுபக்க. See Contralateral meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is contralateral?
- Contralateral can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce contralateral?
- Contralateral is pronounced /ˌkɑntɹəˈlætəɹəl/.
Words near contralateral in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: contralateral (page history and authors); contralateral (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “contralateral.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/contralateral. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.