lateral : Idioms & Phrases

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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

  • noun thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs
    Lou Gehrig's disease; ALS.
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lateral cerebral sulcus

  • noun the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres
    sulcus lateralis cerebri; Sylvian fissure; fissure of Sylvius.
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Lateral cleavage

  • (Crystallog.), cleavage parallel to the lateral planes.
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lateral condyle

  • noun a condyle on the outer side of the lower extremity of the femur
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lateral epicondyle

  • noun epicondyle near the lateral condyle of the femur
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lateral epicondylitis

  • noun painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as in twisting of the hand)
    tennis elbow; lateral epicondylitis.
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Lateral equation

  • (Math.), an equation of the first degree. Obs.
Webster 1913

lateral geniculate

  • noun a neural structure that serves as a processing station on the way from the retina to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex
    lateral geniculate; corpus geniculatum laterale.
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lateral geniculate body

  • noun a neural structure that serves as a processing station on the way from the retina to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex
    lateral geniculate; corpus geniculatum laterale.
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lateral humeral epicondylitis

  • noun painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as in twisting of the hand)
    tennis elbow; lateral epicondylitis.
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Lateral line

  • noun sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water
    lateral line.
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  • (Anat.), in fishes, a line of sensory organs along either side of the body, often marked by a distinct line of color.
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lateral line organ

  • noun sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water
    lateral line.
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lateral pass

  • noun a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer
    lateral.
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Lateral pressure or stress

  • (Mech.), a pressure or stress at right angles to the length, as of a beam or bridge; distinguished from longitudinal pressure or stress.
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lateral rectus

  • noun the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward
    abducens muscle; rectus lateralis; lateral rectus.
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lateral rectus muscle

  • noun the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward
    abducens muscle; rectus lateralis; lateral rectus.
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Lateral strength

  • (Mech.), strength which resists a tendency to fracture arising from lateral pressure.
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Lateral system

  • (Bridge Building), the system of horizontal braces (as between two vertical trusses) by which lateral stiffness is secured.
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lateral thinking

  • noun a heuristic for solving problems; you try to look at the problem from many angles instead of tackling it head-on
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lateral ventricle

  • noun either of two horseshoe-shaped ventricles one in each cerebral hemisphere; they communicate with the third ventricle via the foramen of Monro
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