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heterolateral

heterolateral adjective: synonym of contralateral.

Adjective

heterolateral (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of contralateral.
    • We were able to identify three morphological types of heterolateral interneuron interconnecting the AOTU-LUC of both sides through the intertubercle tract (Fig 4A–4C ).2015 December 3, “Transmedulla Neurons in the Sky Compass Network of the Honeybee ( Apis mellifera ) Are a Possible Site of Circadian Input”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
    Synonyms:
    contralateral

Synonyms of heterolateral

Origin of heterolateral

From hetero- + lateral.

Words that rhyme with heterolateral

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Questions about heterolateral

What does heterolateral mean?
Heterolateral means synonym of contralateral.
What part of speech is heterolateral?
Heterolateral is an adjective.

Words near heterolateral in the dictionary

  1. heterokonts
  2. heterokurtosis
  3. heterokurtosis-robust
  4. heterolactic
  5. heteroland
  6. heterolateral
  7. heterolayer
  8. heterolayers
  9. heterolecithal
  10. heteroleptic
  11. heteroligand

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