contralesional

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adjective

Describing the half of a patient's brain or body away from the site of a lesion, as for example with hemispatial neglect after a stroke.

Opposite
ipsilesional
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Meanings

adjectivecontralesional (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineDescribing the half of a patient's brain or body away from the site of a lesion, as for example with hemispatial neglect after a stroke.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
ipsilesional

Origin

From contra- + lesion + -al.

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Cite this entry
APA

contralesional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contralesional

MLA

“contralesional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contralesional. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contralesional,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contralesional.

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