Lateral means pertaining to the sideLaterally.
pertaining to the middle and one side
lateral is side; unilateral is one-sided
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"Lying on your side." Lateral means pertaining to the side of your body, and medial means pertaining to the middle of your body.
"Lying on your side." Lateral means pertaining to the side of your body, and medial means pertaining to the middle of your body.
contralateral
A mastectomy is the surgical removal of one breast. A double mastectomy is the removal of both.
Lateral , adj. lateralis
Canine tooth
1.of or like a dog; pertaining to or characteristic of dogs: canine loyalty.2.Anatomy, Zoology. of or pertaining to the four pointed teeth, esp. prominent in dogs, situated one on each side of each jaw, next to the incisors.
Lateral is the medical term pertaining to the side. For example, bi-lateral TMJ surgery means both sides of the TMJ (tempero mandibular joint) were surgically treated; bi-lateral mastectomy means the breasts on both sides were removed. Also, to go laterally means to go to the side, which will be indicated by either (R) for the right side, or (L) for the left side. One side is unilateral, and both sides is bilateral. (uni = one or bi = two, lateral =side)