ipsilateral
On matching side
Ipsilateral means on the same side of the body.
The term appears in medical and anatomical contexts to describe structures or symptoms occurring on one side: The stroke caused ipsilateral weakness.
The opposite is contralateral, meaning on the opposite side.
Reverse or contrary thing
- crossedWent from side to side
- uncrossedNot passed over
- symmetricalEven on all sides
- asymmetricalNot equal on both sides
Area of pathological change
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
- afferentConveying toward central point
- efferentConveying outward from center
reflex · neural · sensory · motor · cortex · tract · projection · innervation
Directly next to
- proximateVery near in position
- contiguousSharing a common boundary
- medialToward the body's center
- proximalSituated nearest the origin
distal · anterior · posterior · dorsal · ventral · cranial · caudal · superior
One-sided bodily paralysis
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
symptom · presentation · diagnosis · examination · finding · lateralization · monoplegia · ataxia
opposite
Reverse or contrary thing
- crossedWent from side to side
- uncrossedNot passed over
- symmetricalEven on all sides
lesion
Area of pathological change
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
- afferentConveying toward central point
efferent · reflex · neural · sensory · motor · cortex · tract · projection · innervation · deficit
adjacent
Directly next to
- proximateVery near in position
- contiguousSharing a common boundary
- medialToward the body's center
proximal · distal · anterior · posterior · dorsal · ventral · cranial · caudal · superior · inferior
hemiplegia
One-sided bodily paralysis
injury · symptom · presentation · diagnosis · examination · finding · lateralization · monoplegia · ataxia · coordination
lateral, collateral, bilateral, laterally, unilateral, quadrilateral, multilateral, trilateral, equilateral