Sinistro-
1.
a combining form meaning “left, on the left,” used in the formation of compound words:
sinistrodextral.
sinistro- or sinistr-
pref.
Left: sinistral.
Levorotatory: sinistrotorsion.
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- Sinistrocerebral
sinistrocerebral sin·is·tro·cer·e·bral (sĭn’ĭ-strō-sěr’ə-brəl, -sə-rē’-) adj. Of or relating to the left cerebral hemisphere.
- Sinistrocular
[sin-uh-strok-yuh-ler] /ˌsɪn əˈstrɒk yə lər/ adjective, Ophthalmology. 1. favoring the left eye, rather than the right, by habit or for effective vision (opposed to dextrocular). sinistrocular sin·is·troc·u·lar (sĭn’ĭ-strŏk’yə-lər) adj. Left-eyed.
- Sinistrodextral
[sin-uh-stroh-deks-truh l, si-nis-troh-] /ˌsɪn ə stroʊˈdɛks trəl, sɪˌnɪs troʊ-/ adjective 1. moving or extending from the left to the right. sinistrodextral /ˌsɪnɪstrəʊˈdɛkstrəl/ adjective 1. going or directed from left to right: a sinistrodextral script
- Sinistrogyration
sinistrogyration sin·is·tro·gy·ra·tion (sĭn’ĭ-strō-jī-rā’shən) n. A twisting to the left, as of a plane of polarized light.