What's the difference between bilateral and trilateral?

Bilateral


Definition:

  • (a.) Having two sides; arranged upon two sides; affecting two sides or two parties.
  • (a.) Of or pertaining to the two sides of a central area or organ, or of a central axis; as, bilateral symmetry in animals, where there is a similarity of parts on the right and left sides of the body.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Bilateral symmetric soft-tissue masses posterior to the glandular tissue with accompanying calcifications should suggest the diagnosis.
  • (2) These patients had undergone selective and bilateral simultaneous IPS sampling for diagnostic purposes or for neurosurgical indications.
  • (3) Two cases are presented of bilateral ureteral obstruction and uremia due to pressure from nodes involved in disseminated lymphoma.
  • (4) Most of these patients had undergone hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy.
  • (5) Histopathological studies confirmed that mice fed 933cu-rev died from bilateral renal cortical tubular necrosis consistent with toxic insult, perhaps due to Shiga-like toxins.
  • (6) We describe 10 patients with cerebral venous thrombosis: two had protein S deficiency, one had protein C deficiency, one was in early pregnancy, and there was a single case of each of the following: dural arteriovenous malformation, intracerebral arteriovenous malformation, bilateral glomus tumours, systemic lupus erythematosus, Wegener's granulomatosis, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
  • (7) A constellation of histologic lesions was identified in brain (diffuse meningoencephalitis with bilaterally symmetrical thalamic necrosis), liver (pericholangiohepatitis), lung (pneumonitis), and spleen (lymphoid hyperplasia); this tetrad is apparently unique to this model system.
  • (8) The H reflex response was found in the anterior tibialis muscle, at least unilaterally if not bilaterally, in eight of nine subjects with Huntington disease and in five of eight persons at risk.
  • (9) This article presents the case of bilateral absent maxillary permanent molars with severe oligodontia and no other abnormalities.
  • (10) These findings suggest that conditioned circling is mediated by a bilateral involvement of the mesotelencephalic dopaminergic systems.
  • (11) The effect of Y-516 on the hyperactivity induced by dopamine injected bilaterally into the nucleus accumbens was compared with those of clocapramine (CCP), haloperidol (HPD) and chlorpromazine (CPZ).
  • (12) Among the epileptic patients investigated by the stereotactic E. E. G. (Talairach) whose electrodes were introduced at or around the auditory cortex (Area 41, 42), the topography of the auditory responses by the electrical bipolar stimulation and that of the auditory evoked potential by the bilateral click sound stimulation were studied in relation to the ac--pc line (Talairach).
  • (13) The same dose of clonidine evoked a much larger drop in blood pressure in another group of rats in which an equialent increase in blood pressure was produced by bilateral section of the vagosympathetic trunks and occlusion of both carotid arteries.
  • (14) Radio-iron utilization was nearly normal in these patients, only bilateral nephrectomized patients showed a reduced radio-iron utilization.
  • (15) Most of the bilateral lung lesions were removed through a median sternotomy so as to avoid staged bilateral thoracotomy.
  • (16) A therapeutic approach is suggested which emphasizes specific antibiotic regimens appropriate to the primary site of infection and prompt neurosurgical intervention with evacuation of the subdural spaces bilaterally.
  • (17) A 56-year-old man was admitted because of left facial palsy and hearing loss of bilateral ears.
  • (18) This early elevation in IOP was significantly more pronounced in bilateral superior cervical ganglionectomized (BG) rabbits.
  • (19) Before this report of 2 cases there were 22 cases of asynchronous bilateral renal cell carcinoma in Japanese literature.
  • (20) A high index of suspicion of bilateral tumors and a thorough work-up resulted in the early diagnosis of small tumors.

Trilateral


Definition:

  • (a.) Having three sides; being three-sided; as, a trilateral triangle.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The patients who received no therapy survived an average of 1.3 months after the diagnosis of trilateral disease.
  • (2) The remarks were made on Friday at the Trilateral Commission, a non-governmental organisation of experts and officials from the US, western Europe, Russia and Japan.
  • (3) Fabius, who is to hold trilateral talks with Kerry and British foreign secretary William Hague in Paris on Monday over the "content [of the US-Russian agreement] and the conditions for its approval and implementation", added: "If France as well as the US hadn't had a firm attitude [towards Syria], no agreement would have been found."
  • (4) Current therapy for patients with trilateral retinoblastoma, consisting primarily of surgical intervention and radiotherapy, has resulted in no long-term survivors.
  • (5) Unusually, a date for this year's trilateral summit between Japan, China and South Korea has yet to be announced.
  • (6) Central nervous system neoplasms occurred at a lower rate (27%) and represented the murine counterpart of human trilateral retinoblastoma.
  • (7) The Guardian view on North Korea’s nuclear test: engagement is overdue | Editorial Read more “In addition to action in the security council, both the US and Japan, together with the Republic of Korea, will be looking at unilateral measures, as well as bilateral measures, as well as possible trilateral cooperation,” he said, referring to South Korea by its official name.
  • (8) All transgenic mice develop bilateral intraocular retinal tumors in the inner nuclear layer with Homer Wright-like rosettes, and one quarter develop midbrain tumors resembling trilateral retinoblastoma.
  • (9) We examined retinal and midline pineal tumors from four patients with trilateral retinoblastoma who had antibodies against neural-associated antigens including neuron-specific enolase, photoreceptor cell proteins (S-antigen and rhodopsin), and glial fibrillary acidic protein.
  • (10) A trilateral approach to the clinical management of chloroquine-induced pruritus among patients with malaria has been used.
  • (11) Trilateral retinoblastomas, the syndrome of bilateral retinoblastoma associated with ectopic retinoblastoma in the pineal gland, is rare but well recognized.
  • (12) One questioner in Webster City asked the candidate about the Trilateral Commission conspiracy to rule the world; Cruz answered by bragging about a case where he struck a blow against the international court of justice in the case of a particularly brutal Mexican rapist and murderer.
  • (13) In most cases of trilateral retinoblastoma, the intracranial non-metastatic tumor is within the pineal gland.
  • (14) Murine brain tumors do not involve the pineal gland and most closely resemble undifferentiated suprasellar or parasellar tumors occasionally observed in human trilateral retinoblastoma.
  • (15) In contrast to bilateral retinoblastomas alone, the ocular retinoblastomas in trilateral retinoblastoma develop before the age of 6 months, and a family history positive for retinoblastoma is usually obtained.
  • (16) The trilateral meetings follow moves by Pakistan to build confidence, such as the release of several batches of Taliban prisoners whom Kabul wanted freed.
  • (17) Clinically and pathologically this case represents an example of the recently described trilateral retinoblastoma.
  • (18) Karzai is visiting the UK for a trilateral meeting with the British prime minister, David Cameron, and the Pakistani president, Asif Ali Zardari, with the aim of improving fractious relations between the south Asian neighbours and ultimately pave the way for a peace deal with the Taliban.
  • (19) The French and the Germans agreed to trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the EU on energy issues and Russian gas supplies, on the EU-Ukraine free trade agreement concluded last year, and to joint monitoring of and negotiations over the peace pact.
  • (20) Pineal and ocular tumors from cases of trilateral retinoblastoma were also studied.

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