Friday words: Ipsilateral and Contralateral
Another pair of medical terms this time:
Ipsilateral: situated or appearing on or affecting the same side of the body
Etymology:
International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin ipse self, himself + later-, latus side
First Known Use: 1907
Contralateral: occurring on or acting in conjunction with a part on the opposite side of the body
Etymology:
International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin contra, opposite + later-, latus side
First Known Use: 1882
Example (from the text on spinal cord injuries):
The final incomplete spinal injury is Brown-Sequard. This translates to ipsilateral motor and contralateral sensory function deficit as it relates to the site of injury.
Ipsilateral: situated or appearing on or affecting the same side of the body
Etymology:
International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin ipse self, himself + later-, latus side
First Known Use: 1907
Contralateral: occurring on or acting in conjunction with a part on the opposite side of the body
Etymology:
International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin contra, opposite + later-, latus side
First Known Use: 1882
Example (from the text on spinal cord injuries):
The final incomplete spinal injury is Brown-Sequard. This translates to ipsilateral motor and contralateral sensory function deficit as it relates to the site of injury.