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dextrocular

[ dek-strok-yuh-ler ]
/ dɛkˈstrɒk yə lər /

adjective Ophthalmology.

favoring the right eye, rather than the left, by habit or for effective vision (opposed to sinistrocular).

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Origin of dextrocular

dextr- + ocular

OTHER WORDS FROM dextrocular

dex·troc·u·lar·i·ty [dek-strok-yuh-lar-i-tee], /dɛkˌstrɒk yəˈlær ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby dextrocular

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Medical definitions for dextrocular

dextrocular
[ dĕk-strŏk′yə-lər ]

adj.

Right-eyed.
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