Meaning of BILATERAL
| Pronunciation: | | bI'laturul
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- [adj] having two sides or parts
- [adj] having identical parts on each side of an axis
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| | Synonyms: | | bilaterally symmetric, bilaterally symmetrical, bipartite, isobilateral, joint, symmetric, symmetrical, two-party, two-sided, two-way |
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| | Antonyms: | | many-sided, multilateral, one-sided, unilateral | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bi*lat"er*al\, a. [Pref. bi- + lateral: cf. F.
bilat['e]ral.]
1. Having two sides; arranged upon two sides; affecting two
sides or two parties.
2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to the two sides of a central
area or organ, or of a central axis; as, bilateral
symmetry in animals, where there is a similarity of parts
on the right and left sides of the body.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | affecting both sides of the body; for example, bilateral breast cancer is cancer occurring in both breasts at the same time (synchronous) or at different times (metachronous). |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Having two sides. |
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| | Related Terms: | | ambidextrous, bifacial, bifold, biform, bifurcated, binary, binate, biparous, bipartisan, bipartite, bivalent, conduplicate, dichotomous, dihedral, disomatous, double, double-faced, duadic, dual, dualistic, duple, duplex, duplicate, duplicated, dyadic, flanked, geminate, geminated, handed, identical, Janus-like, lateral, many-sided, matched, multilateral, one-sided, polyhedral, quadrilateral, second, secondary, sided, tetrahedral, three-sided, trihedral, trilateral, triquetrous, twain, twin, twinned, two, two-faced, twofold, two-level, two-ply, two-sided, two-story, unilateral |
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