Lateral is a

geometric term of location {{unreferenced, date=March 2014 Geometric terms of location describe directions or positions relative to the shape of an object. These terms are used in descriptions of engineering, physics, and other sciences, as well as ordinary day to day discou ...

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Healthcare

Lateral (anatomy) Standard anatomical terms of location are used to unambiguously describe the anatomy of animals, including humans. The terms, typically derived from Latin or Greek roots, describe something in its standard anatomical position. This position pro ...

, an anatomical direction *

Lateral cricoarytenoid muscle The lateral cricoarytenoid (also anterior cricoarytenoid) muscles extend from the lateral cricoid cartilage to the muscular process of the arytenoid cartilage. By rotating the arytenoid cartilages medially, these muscles adduct the vocal cords and ...

* Lateral release (surgery), a surgical procedure on the side of a kneecap

Phonetics

Lateral consonant A lateral is a consonant in which the airstream proceeds along one or both of the sides of the tongue, but it is blocked by the tongue from going through the middle of the mouth. An example of a lateral consonant is the English ''L'', as in ''Larr ...

, an l-like consonant in which air flows along the sides of the tongue ** Lateral release (phonetics), the release of a plosive consonant into a lateral consonant

Other uses

*''Lateral'', journal of the Cultural Studies Association * Lateral canal, a canal built beside another stream * Lateral hiring, recruiting that targets employees of another organization *

Lateral mark A lateral buoy, lateral post or lateral mark, as defined by the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities, is a sea mark used in maritime pilotage to indicate the edge of a channel. Each mark indicates th ...

, a sea mark used in maritime pilotage to indicate the edge of a channel * Lateral stability of aircraft during flight *

Lateral pass In gridiron football, a lateral pass or lateral (officially backward pass in American football and onside pass in Canadian football) occurs when the ball carrier throws the football to a teammate in a direction parallel to or away from the oppon ...

, a type of pass in American and Canadian football * Lateral support (disambiguation), various meanings * Lateral thinking, the solution of problems through an indirect and creative approach * Lateral number, a proposed alternate term for

imaginary number An imaginary number is a real number multiplied by the imaginary unit , is usually used in engineering contexts where has other meanings (such as electrical current) which is defined by its property . The square of an imaginary number is . Fo ...

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