Laterality

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Laterality \Lat`er*al"i*ty\, n.
     The state or condition of being lateral.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  laterality
       n 1: localization of function on either the right or left sides
            of the brain [syn: {lateralization}, {lateralisation}]
       2: the property of using one hand more than the other [syn: {handedness}]
       3: superior development of one side of the body [syn: {dominance}]