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paralateral

paralateral adjective: adjacent to the lateral.

Adjective

paralateral (not comparable)

  1. adjacent to the lateral
    • a paralateral discectomy

Origin of paralateral

From para- + lateral.

Words formed from paralateral

Questions about paralateral

What does paralateral mean?
Paralateral means adjacent to the lateral.
What part of speech is paralateral?
Paralateral is an adjective.

Words near paralateral in the dictionary

  1. paralanguages
  2. paralarva
  3. paralarvae
  4. paralarval
  5. paralaryngeal
  6. paralateral
  7. paralaterally
  8. paralaurionite
  9. paralbumin
  10. paralbumins
  11. paraldehyde

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