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hemilateral

hemilateral adjective: relating to one lateral half of the body.

Adjective

hemilateral (not comparable)

  1. Relating to one lateral half of the body

Origin of hemilateral

From hemi- + lateral.

Words that rhyme with hemilateral

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Questions about hemilateral

What does hemilateral mean?
Hemilateral means relating to one lateral half of the body.
What part of speech is hemilateral?
Hemilateral is an adjective.

Words near hemilateral in the dictionary

  1. hemilaminectomy
  2. hemilaminotomies
  3. hemilaminotomy
  4. hemilaryngectomies
  5. hemilaryngectomy
  6. hemilateral
  7. hemilaterally
  8. hemilayer
  9. hemilayers
  10. hemileiocarpin
  11. hemileptic

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