IPSILATERAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ipsilateral mean? 

• IPSILATERAL (adjective)
  The adjective IPSILATERAL has 1 sense:

1. on or relating to the same side (of the body)

  Familiarity information: IPSILATERAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IPSILATERAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

On or relating to the same side (of the body)

Antonym:

contralateral (on or relating to the opposite side (of the body))

 Context examples 

Useful in assessing neonatal neuromuscular development, this is the result obtained when the infant is placed in a supine position and the infant's feet are grasped pulled toward the ipsilateral ears.

(Heel to Ear Measurement Result, NCI Thesaurus)

The definition of N3c TNM finding depends on the specific type of cancer that it refers to; for example, for breast cancer it refers to metastases in ipsilateral supraclavicular lymph nodes.

(N3c Stage Finding, NCI Thesaurus)

Useful in assessing neonatal neuromuscular development, this is obtained when the infant is placed in a supine position and the infant's feet are grasped pulled toward the ipsilateral ears.

(Heel to Ear Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

The tumor is unilateral and the resection is complete or incomplete; ipsilateral lymph nodes are involved by tumor.

(INSS Stage 2B, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare neoplastic syndrome characterized by the presence of unilateral lipomas of the cranium, face and neck, and ipsilateral cerebral malformations.

(Encephalocraniocutaneous Lipomatosis, NCI Thesaurus)

There is no history of extramammary breast non-Hodgkin lymphoma and ipsilateral axillary lymph node involvement does not exclude the diagnosis of primary breast non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

(Non-Hodgkin Breast Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

There is no history of extramammary breast lymphoma and ipsilateral axillary lymph node involvement does not exclude the diagnosis of primary breast lymphoma.

(Breast Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A small bundle of ipsilateral neuronal fibers originating in the motor region of the cerebral cortex that descend down the spinal cord.

(Direct Pyramidal Tract, NCI Thesaurus)

A bundle of neuronal fibers originating in the lumbosacral spinal cord that ascend to the ipsilateral cerebellum conveying proprioceptive information for the lower limbs and joints.

(Direct Cerebellar Tract, NCI Thesaurus)

A surgical procedure in which all the ipsilateral cervical lymph node groups of the neck are removed but the internal jugular vein, sternocleidomastoid muscle, and/or spinal accessory nerve are preserved.

(Modified Radical Neck Dissection, NCI Thesaurus)