laterality (redirected from dominant laterality)

lat·er·al·i·ty  (lt-rl-t)

n.

Preference in using one side of the body over the other.

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laterality [ˌlætəˈrælɪtɪ]

n

(Psychology) Psychol the difference in the mental functions controlled by the left and right cerebral hemispheres of the brain

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Noun	1.	laterality - localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain lateralisation, lateralization localisation, localisation of function, localisation principle, localization of function, localization principle, localization - (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body
	2.	laterality - the property of using one hand more than the other handedness asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance - (mathematics) a lack of symmetry ambidexterity, ambidextrousness - the property of being equally skillful with each hand sinistrality, left-handedness - preference for using the left hand dextrality, right-handedness - preference for using the right hand
	3.	laterality - superior development of one side of the body dominance bodily property - an attribute of the body