Meaning of BILATERAL

Pronunciation:			bI'laturul
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Matching Terms:			bilateral cancer, bilateral contract, bilateral descent, bilateral mastectomy, bilateral symmetry, bilateralism, bilaterality, bilaterally, bilaterally barbed, bilaterally symmetric, bilaterally symmetrical
Medical Dictionary
	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).
Thesaurus Terms
	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