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Laterality

The state or condition of being lateral.

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Ambidexterity 76% connected

The quality of being ambidextrous; the faculty of using both hands with equal facility.

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Ambidextrousness 76% connected

The quality of being ambidextrous; ambidexterity.

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Dextrality 76% connected

The state of being on the right-hand side; also, the quality of being right-handed; right-handedness.

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Right-handedness 76% connected

The state or quality of being right-handed; hence, skill; dexterity.

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Sinistrality 76% connected

The quality or state of being sinistral.

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Asymmetry 76% connected

Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp. want of bilateral symmetry.

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Localization 76% connected

Act of localizing, or state of being localized.

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Dominance 92% connected

Alt. of Dominancy

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Abduction noun · 78% connection

(physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body

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Accommodation noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye

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Acid-base balance noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is s…

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Acid-base equilibrium noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is s…

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Adaptation noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)

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Adduction noun · 78% connection

(physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body

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Antagonistic muscle noun · 78% connection

(physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another; "the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles"

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Autoregulation noun · 78% connection

(physiology) processes that maintain a generally constant physiological state in a cell or organism

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Cell death noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells)

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Contraction noun · 78% connection

(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

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Control noun · 78% connection

(physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired…

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Fractal noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry

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homeostasis noun · 78% connection

(physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous…

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Inhibition noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part; "the inhibition of the heart by the…

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Irradiation noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex

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Localisation noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body

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Localisation of function noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body

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Localisation principle noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body

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Abutment noun · 78% connection

The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut.

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Adnate adjective · 78% connection

Growing with one side adherent to a stem; -- a term applied to the lateral zooids of corals and other compound animals.

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Aisle noun · 78% connection

A lateral division of a building, separated from the middle part, called the nave, by a row of columns or piers, which support the roo…

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Alcove noun · 78% connection

A recessed portion of a room, or a small room opening into a larger one; especially, a recess to contain a bed; a lateral recess in a…

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Antero- unknown · 78% connection

A combining form meaning anterior, front; as, antero-posterior, front and back; antero-lateral, front side, anterior and at the side.

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Apteral adjective · 78% connection

Without lateral columns; -- applied to buildings which have no series of columns along their sides, but are either prostyle or amphipr…

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Araucaria noun · 78% connection

A genus of tall conifers of the pine family. The species are confined mostly to South America and Australia. The wood cells differ fro…

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Bivalve noun · 78% connection

A mollusk having a shell consisting of two lateral plates or valves joined together by an elastic ligament at the hinge, which is usua…

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Brachydome noun · 78% connection

A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis. See Dome.

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Brachypinacoid noun · 78% connection

A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.

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Central sulcus noun · 78% connection

a brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes

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Centreboard noun · 78% connection

A movable or sliding keel formed of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into a water-tight case amidships, when…

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