Topic summary
Ipsilateral
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Anatomical terms of location.
Medial and lateral
- Contralateral (from Latin contra 'against'): on the side opposite to another structure. For example, the right arm and leg are controlled by the left, contralateral, side of the brain.
- Ipsilateral (from Latin ipse 'same'): on the same side as another structure. For example, the left arm is ipsilateral to the left leg.
- Bilateral (from Latin bis 'twice'): on both sides of the body. For example, bilateral orchiectomy means removal of testes on both sides of the body.
- Unilateral (from Latin unus 'one') one-sided or single-sided: on one side of the body. For example, unilateral deafness is hearing impairment in one ear.