Letter I

Ipsilateral

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On the same side.

A study of 'ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence following lumpectomy and radiation therapy' pertains to cancer returning in the same breast as has been treated.

A lesion in the right side of the brain may affect vision ipsilaterally, in the right eye.

The opposite of ipsilateral is contralateral which refers to the other or opposite side.

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