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单词 laterality
释义

laterality

[ lat-uh-ral-i-tee ]
/ ˌlæt əˈræl ɪ ti /

noun

the use of one hand in preference to the other.Compare handedness.
the dominance or superior development of one side of the body or brain.

Origin of laterality

First recorded in 1640–50; lateral + -ity

Words nearby laterality

lateral funiculus, lateral geniculate body, lateral hemianopsia, lateral hermaphroditism, lateral humeral epicondylitis, laterality, lateralization, lateral line, lateral line system, lateral lisp, lateral longitudinal stria
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Example sentences from the Web for laterality

  • And therefore this prevalency is either uncertainly placed in the laterality, or custom determines its differency.

    The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 2 of 3)|Thomas Browne

British Dictionary definitions for laterality

laterality
/ (ˌlætəˈrælɪtɪ) /

noun

psychol the difference in the mental functions controlled by the left and right cerebral hemispheres of the brain
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for laterality

laterality
[ lăt′ə-rălĭ-tē ]

n.

Preferential use of limbs of one side of the body.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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