sinistro-
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a combining form meaning “left, on the left,” used in the formation of compound words: sinistrodextral.
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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.
Also especially before a vowel, sinistr- .
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Medical definitions for sinistro-
sinistro-
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Left:sinistral.
Levorotatory:sinistrotorsion.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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