sinistro-

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

Nearby words

sinister, sinistrad, sinistral, sinistrality, sinistration, sinistro-, sinistrocardia, sinistrocerebral, sinistrocular, sinistrodextral, sinistrogyration

Origin of sinistro-

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

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Medicine definitions for sinistro-

sinistro-

pref.

Left:sinistral.

Levorotatory:sinistrotorsion.

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