单词 | ambilateral |
释义 | ambilateraladj. 1. a. Having or involving two sides, esp. right and left or opposing sides; involving or affecting both sides, esp. of the body. Cf. bilateral adj. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adjective] > other characteristics hoteOE redeOE foulOE elvishc1386 dryc1400 whitec1450 Naples1507 shaking1528 cold1569 exquisite1583 unpure1583 waterish1583 wandering1585 legitimate1615 sulphureous1625 tetrous1637 cagastrical1662 medical1676 ambulatory1684 ebullient1684 frantic1709 animated1721 progressive1736 cagastric1753 vegetative1803 left-handed1804 specific1804 subacute1811 animate1816 gregarious1822 vernal1822 ambilateral1824 subchronic1831 regressive1845 nummular1866 postoperative1872 ambulant1873 non-surgical1888 progredient1891 spodogenous1897 spodogenic19.. non-invasive1932 early-onset1951 adult-onset1957 non-specific1964 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > [adjective] > both > belonging to both sides ambidextral1799 ambidexter1806 ambilateral1824 1824 R. W. Bampfield Ess. Curvatures & Dis. Spine vii. 165 For lateral curvatures are single, double, or triple; and in the latter cases are ambilateral. a1832 J. Bentham Deontology (1834) I. i. xvi. 233 Resentment may be used in an ambi-lateral sense; a man may resent a kindness as well as an unkindness. 1896 Trans. Coll. Physicians Philadelphia 18 81 The case might be one of ambilateral chronic aural catarrh and aural vertigo. 1960 H. T. Lambrick John Jacob of Jacobabad App. B. 408 So far from ‘not allowing’ such ambilateral occupation, Jacob permitted part of the formerly predatory section of the Dombkis..to return as they wished to their former homes. 2007 Jrnl. Oral Maxillofacial Surg. 65 2236/1 29 of these cases involved ambilateral sinus floor elevations. b. Capable of using either the right or left hand (or foot) to perform skilled tasks; = ambidextrous adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > [adjective] > both sides even-handed1552 both-handeda1627 ambidexter1627 ambidextrous1646 ambilevous1646 double-handed1782 ambisinistrous1863 ambidextral1871 ambilateral1927 1927 T. L. Woo & K. Pearson in Biometrika 19 168 If we suppose man as other mammals to have been originally ambilateral, and then to have become unilateral, there must have been a time when dextrality and sinistrality were in a 1:1 ratio for the 25% to have been perpetuated. 1990 Internat. Jrnl. Neurosci. 50 196 According to the level of significance..of the difference between the frequencies of the right- and left-paw use, the animals were designated as right-preferent, left-preferent, and ambilateral. 2019 Appl. Animal Behaviour Sci. 210 82/1 People with weak hand preferences (i.e., those that are ambilateral) are more likely than those with strong hand preferences to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. 2. Cultural Anthropology and Sociology. Designating or relating to a kinship system in which an individual may claim membership of either the mother's or the father's lineage group, or both. Cf. ambilineal adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > [adjective] > relating to ambilateral system ambilateral1929 1929 R. Firth Primitive Econ. N.Z. Maori iii. 98 The hapu is not a unilateral group of the strict type. It may be called, in fact, an ambilateral group, since both parents are eligible for the purposes of kinship affiliation. 1968 M. Harris Rise Anthropol. Theory (1969) xi. 301 The concept of ambilateral descent, which has subsequently turned out to be the key to the understanding of Kwakiutl social organization. 1989 Encycl. Brit. IV. 30/1 Ambilateral (or ambilineal) descent systems are those in which membership in a kinship group may be claimed through either parent. 2010 Amer. Antiq. 75 574/1 Iban kinship is ambilateral but influenced by which longhouse the family resides in at the time of birth. Derivatives ˌambilateˈrality n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > [noun] > kinship system > in which member can choose both lineage groups ambilaterality1927 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > [noun] > both sides ambidexteritya1652 ambidextrousness1727 both-handedness1875 ambidextry1881 ambilaterality1927 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [noun] > ambilaterality ambilaterality1927 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > [noun] > belonging to both sides ambilaterality1927 1927 T. L. Woo & K. Pearson in Biometrika 19 165 The term ‘ambidextrality’ is a misnomer and should be replaced by ambilaterality or neutrality. 1936 R. Firth We, the Tikopia xvi. 596 The ambilaterality of the Maori. 2006 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 273 1127/2 One contrast between non-human primates and NC [= New Caledonian] crows is that ambilaterality in tool use appears to be rare, or absent, in the crows but occurs in primates. ˌambiˈlaterally adv. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > [adverb] > in an ambilateral manner ambilaterally1934 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > [adverb] > both sides ambidextrously1657 ambilaterally1934 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adverb] > ambilaterally ambilaterally1934 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > [adverb] > both both twoc1275 both the two?1473 —— and —— both two1483 bilaterally1849 ambilaterally1934 1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. at Ambilateral Ambilaterally. 1950 E. R. Leach Social Sci. Res. Sarawek App. B. 68 A non-exogamous unilaterally or ambilaterally descended clan. 2012 L. Biyun in J. Wilkerson & R. Parkin Modalities of Change ii. 49 Members are descended from common ancestors, not exclusively along patrilineal lines, but ambilaterally. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1824 |
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