ipsilateral

Thân thiện

The patient's ipsilateral arm and leg were affected by the stroke.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • On or relating to the same side (of the body): "Ipsilateral" is a medical and anatomical term used to describe structures, sensations, or effects that occur on the same side of the body. It is the opposite of "contralateral."

Usage

• The term is primarily used in scientific, medical, and anatomical contexts to describe the location or relationship of body parts, nerves, or symptoms.
• It is often used to compare with "contralateral" (on the opposite side).

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The patient experienced ipsilateral weakness, meaning the weakness was on the same side as the brain lesion.
  • An injury to the right optic nerve causes vision loss in the ipsilateral (right) eye.

Advanced Usage

• "Ipsilateral to": Used to specify what something is on the same side as.
  • The pain was ipsilateral to the site of the injection.
• In neuroanatomy, pathways can be described as ipsilateral (uncrossed) or contralateral (crossed).
  • The spinocerebellar tracts are largely ipsilateral, carrying proprioceptive information to the cerebellum on the same side.

Variants and Related Words

• Contralateral (adj): On or relating to the opposite side (of the body).
  • A stroke in the left hemisphere often causes contralateral paralysis (on the right side of the body).
• Unilateral (adj): Affecting or occurring on only one side.
  • The patient had unilateral hearing loss.

Synonyms

• Homolateral: A less common synonym meaning on the same side.

Antonyms

• Contralateral: On or relating to the opposite side.

Học thuật

Adjective

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