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semilateral

semilateral adjective: partially lateral (partially on one's side).

Adjective

semilateral (not comparable)

  1. Partially lateral (partially on one's side)
    • The time for PaO 2 to decrease to 200 mmHg after the start of SLV was very rapid: 354 s in the supine group compared with 583 s in the semilateral group and 794 s in the full-lateral group [ 6 ].2015 August 12, Bassam M. Shoman et al., ““High Frequency/Small Tidal Volume Differential Lung Ventilation”: A Technique of Ventilating the Nondependent Lung of One Lung Ventilation for Robotically...

Origin of semilateral

From semi- + lateral.

Words that rhyme with semilateral

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Questions about semilateral

What does semilateral mean?
Semilateral means partially lateral (partially on one's side).
What part of speech is semilateral?
Semilateral is an adjective.

Words near semilateral in the dictionary

  1. semilandmarks
  2. semilanguage
  3. semilanguages
  4. semilapsed
  5. semilatent
  6. semilateral
  7. semilattice
  8. semilattices
  9. semileafless
  10. semilegal
  11. semilegally

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