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  2. Anatomical terms of location - Wikipedia

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    Bilateral (from Latin bis 'twice'): on both sides of the body. [26] For example, bilateral orchiectomy means removal of testes on both sides of the body. Unilateral (from Latin unus 'one'): on one side of the body. [27] For example, a stroke can result in unilateral weakness, meaning weakness on one side of the body.

  3. Vocal cord paresis - Wikipedia

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    Unilateral vocal fold paresis is the term used when there is damage to the RLN on one side of the body. [7] In unilateral vocal fold paresis, there is a lack of nerve supply to one side of the vocal fold's PCA muscle. [5] [7] This lack of nerve supply renders the arytenoid cartilage immobile. [5] [7] The RLN may be damaged during surgical ...

  4. Ptosis (eyelid) - Wikipedia

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    Ptosis caused by oculomotor palsy can be unilateral or bilateral, as the subnucleus to the levator muscle is a shared midline structure in the brainstem. In cases where the palsy is caused by the compression of the nerve by a tumor or aneurysm, it is highly likely to result in an abnormal ipsilateral papillary response and a larger pupil ...

  5. Classification of cleft lip and cleft palate - Wikipedia

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    An isolated cleft of the palate (whether Veau-I soft palate only or Veau-II hard and soft palate) is a "midline" cleft. A Veau-III cleft may be considered "unilateral," as it is contiguous with a unilateral cleft lip. A Veau-IV cleft may be considered "midline" or "bilateral" as it is contiguous with a bilateral cleft lip.

  6. Exophthalmos - Wikipedia

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    Exophthalmos (also called exophthalmus, exophthalmia, proptosis, or exorbitism) is a bulging of the eye anteriorly out of the orbit.Exophthalmos can be either bilateral (as is often seen in Graves' disease) or unilateral (as is often seen in an orbital tumor).

  7. Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy - Wikipedia

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    A commissure is a bilateral connection of axons connecting the left and right side of the same brain region. For example, nerve fibre tracts that cross between the two cerebral hemispheres, are the anterior commissure , posterior commissure , corpus callosum , hippocampal commissure , and habenular commissure .

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    Food Court Showdown: Costco vs. Sam's Club Cafe. A Definitive Ranking of 6 Trader Joe's Wraps and Sandwiches. Best Wingstop Flavors: I Ranked 13 Flavors, Including the New Maple Sriracha Wings.

  9. Microphthalmia - Wikipedia

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    Microphthalmia (Greek: μικρός, mikros, 'small', ὀφθαλμός, ophthalmos, 'eye'), also referred as microphthalmos, is a developmental disorder of the eye in which one (unilateral microphthalmia) or both (bilateral microphthalmia) eyes are abnormally small and have anatomic malformations.