Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contralaterally

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-tralat-er-al-ly
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

On the opposite side of the body.

Example Sentences

"For some indications in PET imaging, it is necessary for radiopharmaceutical injections to be administered contralaterally or pedally to the disease process"

Etymology

From contralateral + -ly.

Questions

What does contralaterally mean?: On the opposite side of the body.
Where does contralaterally come from?: From contralateral + -ly.

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