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Definition of "ipsilateral" [ipsilateral]

  • Located on or affecting the same side of the body. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ipsilateral" in a sentence
  • "In conclusion this meta-analysis gave a consistent pattern of an association between mobile phone use and ipsilateral glioma and acoustic neuroma using ≥10-years latency period."
  • "Ovulation could occur from either ovary with embryonic development taking place in the ipsilateral oviduct and uterine horn."
  • "There is NOTHING--and I mean NOTHING--that the combination of facial nerve palsy with ipsilateral oropharyngeal and auditory canal vesicular lesions could be other than Ramsay Hunt syndrome."