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1dextro — ˈdek(ˌ)strō adjective Etymology: dextr : dextrorotatory * * * /dek stroh/, adj. Optics. dextrorotatory. [by shortening] …
2dextroamphetamine — |dek(ˌ)strō+ noun Etymology: dextr + amphetamine : the dextrorotatory isomer of amphetamine used in the form of the sulfate or hydrochloride as a central nervous system stimulant * * * /dek stroh am fet euh meen , min/, n. Pharm. a white,… …
3dextrosinistral — |dek(ˌ)strō+ adjective Etymology: dextr + sinistral 1. : extending from the right toward the left a dextrosinistral line 2. : naturally left handed but trained to use the right hand in writing • dextrosinistrally adverb * * * …
4dextro-volubile — (dèk stro vo lu bi l ) adj. Terme de botanique. Volubile à droite. Les tiges dextrovolubiles sont celles qui se dirigent en montant vers la droite, c est à dire de gauche à droite. Le chèvre feuille est dextro volubile. ÉTYMOLOGIE Dextre, et… …
5dextrochère — (dèk stro kê r ) s. m. Terme de blason. Bras droit représenté dans un écu avec la main, et par opposition à senestrochère, qui se dit du bras gauche. ÉTYMOLOGIE Bas lat. dextrocherium, de dexter, droit, et terme grec signifiant main …
6dextrogyre — (dèk stro ji r ) adj. Terme de physique. Qui dévie à droite le plan de polarisation. Substances dextrogyres. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. dexter, droit, et gyrare, tourner …
7Dextrocardia — The heart is reversed and is in the right side of the chest rather than in its normal location on the left. This is a true anatomic reversal. With dextrocardia, for example, the apex (tip) of the heart points to the right rather than (as is… …
8dextroposition — Abnormal right sided location or origin of a normally left sided structure, e.g., origin of the aorta from the right ventricle. d. of the heart dextrocardia. * * * dex·tro·po·si·tion .dek strō pə zish ən n displacement to the right …
9dextroamphetamine — dex·tro·am·phet·amine .dek (.)strō am fet ə .mēn, mən n a drug consisting of dextrorotatory amphetamine that is usu. administered in the form of its sulfate (C9H13N)2·H2SO4, is a strong stimulant of the central nervous system, is a common drug of …
10dextromethorphan — dex·tro·me·thor·phan .dek strō mi thȯr .fan n a nonaddictive cough suppressant that is widely used esp. in the form of its hydrobromide C18H25NO·HBr in over the counter cough and cold preparations and is a codeine analog of levorphanol lacking… …
