lateralis

Examples

• All

• The doctor explained that the injury was located on the lateralis aspect of the patient's arm.

• The vastus lateralis is one of the main muscles on the outer side of the thigh.

• In anatomy, the term lateralis helps describe the position of structures relative to the body's midline.

• The term lateralis is used in anatomy.

• The vastus lateralis is one of the key muscles located on the outer side of the thigh.

• In anatomy, the term lateralis indicates a structure that is positioned away from the midline of the body.

• The doctor identified the injury as affecting the lateralis area of the patient's shoulder.

Synonyms

L

lateral

vslateralis

60 5.0

On or at the side of something rather than the middle

is the Latin form used in anatomy to name side positions away from midline

Compounds

C

Citellus lateralis

• Specialized

9.9

A ground squirrel with black stripes and reddish brown fur from western North America

M

Masticophis lateralis

• Specialized

9.9

A long thin fast snake that lives on dry rocky hills in western North America

R

rectus lateralis

• Specialized

7.0

A muscle on the outer side of the eye that turns the eye outward

S

sulcus lateralis cerebri

• Specialized

9.7

A deep groove on the side of the brain that separates the frontal lobe from the temporal lobe

Surface Forms

Etymology