An internal cavity in each cerebral hemisphere that consists of a central body and three cornua including an anterior one curving forward and outward, a posterior one curving backward, and an inferior one curving downward—see anterior horn 2, inferior horn, posterior horn 2. Denoting a position farther from the median plane or midline of the body or a structure; the side or outside.
Definition. Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) causes weakness in your voluntary muscles, such as those you use to control your legs, arms and tongue. Primary lateral sclerosis is a type of motor neuron disease that causes muscle nerve cells to slowly break down, causing weakness.  Other adjectives related to lateral. 1  Hesperian. 2  dextral. 3  ipsilateral. 4  multilateral. 5  oriental. 6  quadrilateral. 7  skirting. 8  bilateral. 9  eastern. 10  lateral. 11  occidental. 12  parallel. 13  right-handed. 14  synallagmatic. 15  collateral. 16  flanked. 17  levantine. 18  occiduous. 19  parietal. 20  sideling. 21  trilateral. 22  contralateral. 23  flanking. 24  many-sided. 25  orient. 26  ponent. 27  sidelong. 28  western.  recumbent. adjective lying down, lying, resting, flat, leaning, prone, horizontal, stretched out, reclining, prostrate, supine, flat on your back He stared down at his sister's recumbent form. 2. (Biology) (of a part or organ) leaning or resting against another organ or the ground: a recumbent stem. 3. (Geological Science) (of a fold in a rock formation) in which the axial plane is nearly horizontal. [C17: from Latin recumbere to lie back, from re- + cumbere to lie]. (rɪˈkʌm bənt). adj. lateral face. (mathematics). The lateral face for a prism or pyramid is any edge or face which is not part of a base. 1  Facebook. 2  Twitter. (mathematics). The lateral face for a prism or pyramid is any edge or face which is not part of a bas lateral. 1. denoting a position farther from the median plane or midline of the body or a structure. 2. pertaining to a side. (lat'er-ăl), [TA] Do not confuse this word with external or outer. 1. denoting a position farther from the median plane or midline of the body or a structure; the side or outside. 2. pertaining to a side. lateral aids. used by the rider to move a horse sideways; pressure by the neck rein and the thigh and calf on the same side at the same time. adjective. The definition of lateral is sideways. An example of lateral is a change in job where you get different responsibilities but do not get promoted. lateral. 1  of, at, from, on, or toward the side; sideways: lateral movement. 2  not involving a significant change in prestige, income, etc.; being neither a promotion nor a demotion: an employee's lateral move to another job within the company. Medical Definition of LATERAL VENTRICLE. : an internal cavity in each cerebral hemisphere that consists of a central body and three cornua including an anterior one curving forward and outward, a posterior one curving backward, and an inferior one curving downward—see anterior horn 2, inferior horn, posterior horn 2.  lateral. 1. denoting a position farther from the median plane or midline of the body or a structure; the side or outside. 2. pertaining to a side. lateral aids. used by the rider to move a horse sideways; pressure by the neck rein and the thigh and calf on the same side at the same time. lateral. adj. 1. of or relating to the side or sides: a lateral blow. 2. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics (of a speech sound like l) pronounced with the tip of the tongue touching the centre of the alveolar ridge, leaving space on one or both sides for the passage of the airstream. n.
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