1. Adjective
Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a house; the lateral branches of a tree.
2. Adjective
Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the mesial plane; external; -- opposed to mesial.
3. Adjective
Directed to the side; as, a lateral view of a thing.
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