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a combining form meaning “left, on the left,” used in the formation of compound words: sinistrodextral.

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Also especially before a vowel, sinistr- .

From Latin sinistr-, stem of sinister (see sinister) + -o-

In sinistro vero aliud, ubi lectiones et Evangelia leguntur.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain|George Edmund Street
Da retinite all' occhio sinistro con suffusione dei mezzi trasparenti, e da grave iperemia retinica all' occhio destro.
In the Forbidden Land|Arnold Henry Savage Landor
Promorpha dipleura vel bilaterali, dextro et sinistro antimero symmetricis, plano sagittali annuloque separatis.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
Hence this portion of the small intestine consists of a dextro- and sinistro-mesenteric segment.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity|George. S. Huntington

Sinistro-caudad: extending obliquely from the left toward the tail.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith

sinistro-

Left:sinistral.

Levorotatory:sinistrotorsion.