| NOUN | cognition | laterality, lateralization, lateralisation | localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain |
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| attribute | laterality, handedness | the property of using one hand more than the other | |
| attribute | laterality, dominance | superior development of one side of the body |
| Meaning | localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain. | |
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| Synonyms | lateralization, lateralisation | |
| Broader | localization of function, localisation of function, localization principle, localisation principle, localization, localisation | (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body |
| Meaning | The property of using one hand more than the other. | |
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| Synonym | handedness | |
| Narrower | ambidexterity, ambidextrousness | The property of being equally skillful with each hand |
| left-handedness, sinistrality | preference for using the left hand | |
| right-handedness, dextrality | preference for using the right hand | |
| Broader | asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance | (mathematics) a lack of symmetry / symmetry |
| Spanish | lateralidad | |
| Catalan | lateralitat | |
| Meaning | superior development of one side of the body. | |
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| Synonym | dominance | |
| Broader | bodily property | An attribute of the body |
| Spanish | lateralidad | |
| Catalan | lateralitat | |
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