sinistro-

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

   sinistrodextral.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sinistro-¹

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

Example Sentences

In sinistro vero aliud, ubi lectiones et Evangelia leguntur.

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Da retinite all' occhio sinistro con suffusione dei mezzi trasparenti, e da grave iperemia retinica all' occhio destro.

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Promorpha dipleura vel bilaterali, dextro et sinistro antimero symmetricis, plano sagittali annuloque separatis.

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Hence this portion of the small intestine consists of a dextro- and sinistro-mesenteric segment.

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Sinistro-caudad: extending obliquely from the left toward the tail.

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