Meanings
alternative controlateral
- not comparableanatomyOn the opposite side of the body.
Early detection and advances in breast cancer treatment have increased the overall survival and life expectancy of patients with unilateral breast cancer, thereby increasing their risk of subsequently developing contralateral breast cancer.
2004, S. Eva Singletary, Advanced Therapy of Breast Disease, page 629Synonyms: heterolateral
plural contralaterals · alternative controlateral
- especiallypluralThe opposite side of the body
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOn the opposite side of the body.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveon or relating to the opposite side (of the body)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Proto-Italic*komteros
- Proto-Italic*komterād
- Latincontrā
- Englishcontra-
- Englishlateral
- Englishcontralateral
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with contralateral
Cite this entry
contralateral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contralateral
“contralateral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contralateral. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contralateral,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contralateral.
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