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Keywords: Ipsilateral, Lgn, Latus, Maximus, Latissimus

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Refers to opposite side of the body (compare with ipsilateral, same side).

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Having to do with the opposite side of the body.

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The other side of the body, for example, the other testicle

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Latin contra = against, latus = side, hence, the opposite side (as opposed to ipsilateral)

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Pertaining to the opposite side

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Referring to the opposite side of the body.

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The opposite side; in this case the opposing breast.

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Pertaining to opposite sides of the body.

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on the other side

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Relating to the opposite side, as when pain is felt or paralysis occurs on the side opposite to that of the lesion.

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affecting the opposite side.

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Contralateral means opposite side. So, for example, if a particular layer of the LGN, in the left hemisphere, receives input from the contralateral eye that means it receives input from the right eye.

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"The opposite side". For example, "the right latissimus dorsi works in conjunction with the "contralateral" - or left - gluteus maximus."

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At the opposite side.

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on the opposite side

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