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  • adjective. Taking place or originating in a corresponding part on an opposite side.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Occurring on the opposite side.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. On the opposite side of the body.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. on or relating to the opposite side (of the body)
  • Word Usage
    "A study published Monday in the journal Cancer found that among women in New York state who had cancer in one breast, the number who opted to have the other breast removed, called contralateral prophylactic mastectomy, more than doubled between 1995 and 2005, with nearly 5,000 women opting for the procedure during that period."
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