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Lateral

/lˈætərəl/
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(adj) To the side; of or pertaining to the side.

Dr. Hawking was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis while at Oxford.
The lateral malleolus is the bone on the outside of the ankle joint.
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The ____ movement of the tectonic plates can cause powerful earthquakes to occur along the fault line today.

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