Glossary


British Shorthair Kitten Illustrating Symmetry
 British Shorthair Kitten

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Ipsilateral
Relating to the same side of the body.
For example, ipsilateral limbs are limbs that are on the same side of the body.
The pace is an ipsilateral gait because limbs on the same side of the body move in unison: the left forelimb and left hind limb move together, and then the right forelimb and right hind limb move together.
Cf. contralateral