Phrase Hound found 68 phrases and 81 compound words that contain lateral. The most common are listed below. Open lateral in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 68
- lateral sclerosisname of a number of chronic, progressive nervous diseases.
- lateral thinkingThe use of reasoned thought in a nonstandard, or nonlinear logical way to find a solution to a problem.
- lateral surfaceAll of the sides of the object, excluding its base and top (when they exist).
- lateral raiseA shoulder exercise in which the arm is raised and lowered against resistance – such as through use of a dumbbell, cable, or resistance band –, isolating the deltoids.
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosisA chronic, progressive disease characterized by degeneration of the central nervous system and the loss of voluntary muscle control.
- lateral rectusThe longest of the four extraocular muscles of the eyeball in the orbit, which arises by two heads from the border of the optic foramen and inserts into the lateral aspect of the sclera.
- lateral cuneiform boneOne of the three cuneiform bones of the foot.
- lateral meristemMeristem forming a cylinder within some plants' organs (primarily stems, branches and roots) and allowing them to increase in girth (lateral growth).
- lateral markA buoy or other navigational mark denoting the port or starboard edge of a channel
- lateral pterygoid muscleA muscle that arises from the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and from the outer surface of the lateral pterygoid plate, is inserted into the condyle of the mandible and the articular disk of the temporomandibular joint, and acts as an …
- lateral sinusSynonym of transverse sinus: Either of two large venous sinuses of the cranium that begin at the bony protuberance on the middle of the inner surface of the occipital bone at the intersection of its bony ridges and that terminate at the …
- lateral flow testAny of various simple tests for the presence of a substance in a body fluid.
- lateral thinkerOne who uses lateral thinking.
- lateral geniculate nucleusThe nucleus of the thalamus which receives input from the optic tract.
- lateral cricoarytenoid muscleA muscle of the larynx that arises from the upper margin of the arch of the cricoid cartilage, inserts into the front of the process of the arytenoid cartilage, and helps to narrow the opening of the vocal cords.
- lateral areaThe sum of the areas of the lateral (vertical) faces of a cylinder, cone, frustum, or the like.
- lateral lineA sense organ of a fish running lengthwise down each of its sides from the vicinity of the operculum to the base of the tail, used to detect movement and vibration in the surrounding water.
- lateral linesplural of lateral line: A sense organ of a fish running lengthwise down each of its sides from the vicinity of the operculum to the base of the tail, used to detect movement and vibration in the surrounding water.
- lateral marksplural of lateral mark: A buoy or other navigational mark denoting the port or starboard edge of a channel
- lateral passa pass thrown laterally and that counts as a hand-off
- lateral passesplural of lateral pass: a pass thrown laterally and that counts as a hand-off
- lateral gene transferHorizontal gene transfer.
- lateral moraineMoraine of eroded debris carried along the edge of the glacier.
- lateral sulcusSynonym of sylvian fissure: A fissure in the brain which divides the frontal lobe and parietal lobe above from the temporal lobe below.
- lateral fricativeA fricative pronounced by directing the airstream around the sides of the tongue.
Compound words 81
- bilateralHaving two sides.
- unilateralDone by one side only.
- trilateralHaving three sides
- ventrolateralBoth ventral and lateral
- lateralitythe state or quality of being lateral
- lateralistCharacteristic of lateralism; pertaining to the interactions of opposing interests of equal power.
- lateralismAn organizational structure in which competing interests of equal power negotiate with each other.
- plurilateralInvolving several parties.
- omnilateralOn all sides of an issue or object.
- superolateralAbove and to the side.