sinistro-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. sinistromanual Brit.

/ˌsɪnᵻstrə(ʊ)ˈmanjʊəl/,

/ˌsɪnᵻstrə(ʊ)ˈmanjᵿl/, U.S.

/ˌsɪnəstroʊˈmænj(əw)əl/.

Forms: before a vowel usually sinistr-.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin sinistr- , sinister , -o- connective.

Etymology: < classical Latin sinistr-, stem of sinister sinister adj. + -o- connective.Formations are found from the early 19th cent. In sinistroposition and sinistro-version (compare quots. 1883 and 1908 at sense 1) after German Sinistroposition and Sinistroversion (both 1873). With sinistrogyric at sense 1 compare French sinistrogyre (1839 or earlier).

1. Forming words with the sense ‘towards or on the left’, as sinistrogyrate, sinistrogyric adjs.; sinistro-sacrad adv.

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1803 J. Barclay New Anat. Nomencl. 174 The position of the heart in the thorax;..we may say its direction from the mesial plane is sinistrad and sacrad, or sinistro-sacrad.

1883 Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Dis. Women & Children 16 91 Sch[ulze] puts the displacements under the following heads: Elevation, descensus and prolapsus; anteposition, retroposition, dextroposition, sinistroposition.

1887 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 1 194 All movements of the hand..from right to left are sinistrogyric.

1898 Daily Graphic 16 Feb. 9/4 The writing..was sinistrogyrate, or centrifugal.

1908 H. Jellett Short Pract. Gynæcol. (ed. 3) 72 In the third group are included dextro- and sinistro-version, dextro- and sinistro-flexion, and associated lateral version and flexion.

1956 Jrnl. Mammalogy 37 244 In Blarina, where sinistrocardia is most pronounced, the mediastinal and right posterior lobes have come to occupy considerable space left of the median line.

1964 Adv. Pharmacol. 3 102 Sinistrotorsion could be produced by the injection of cholinesterase inhibitors.

2016 C. Colton & L. Bébarová tr. E. Vlček Physical & Personality Traits Charles IV 21 The cervical spine is deviated to the left in the anteroposterior projection, forming sinistroscoliosis.

2. Forming words relating to the left-sided member of a pair of bilaterally symmetrical body parts (hands, feet, cerebral cortex, etc.), and to the preferred use of such a member, as sinistrocerebral, sinistromanual, sinistropedal, adjs.; sinistromanuality n.

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1885 Proc. Soc. Psychical Res. 3 43 The replacement of some sinistro-cerebral by some dextro-cerebral centre of sight or speech.

1904 G. M. Gould in Pop. Sci. Monthly Aug. 363 No pupil with sinistromanuality established can learn piano-playing easily.

1936 Amer. Jrnl. Ophthalmol. 16 691/1 The integration in the brain of a sinistrocular with a dextrocular process.

2018 U.S. Patent 2018/0054534 A1 2/1 There are pronounced different needs between dextromanual and sinistromanual people.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sinistro-
释义	sinistro-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. sinistromanual Brit. /ˌsɪnᵻstrə(ʊ)ˈmanjʊəl/, /ˌsɪnᵻstrə(ʊ)ˈmanjᵿl/, U.S. /ˌsɪnəstroʊˈmænj(əw)əl/. Forms: before a vowel usually sinistr-. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin sinistr- , sinister , -o- connective. Etymology: < classical Latin sinistr-, stem of sinister sinister adj. + -o- connective.Formations are found from the early 19th cent. In sinistroposition and sinistro-version (compare quots. 1883 and 1908 at sense 1) after German Sinistroposition and Sinistroversion (both 1873). With sinistrogyric at sense 1 compare French sinistrogyre (1839 or earlier). 1. Forming words with the sense ‘towards or on the left’, as sinistrogyrate, sinistrogyric adjs.; sinistro-sacrad adv. ΚΠ 1803 J. Barclay New Anat. Nomencl. 174 The position of the heart in the thorax;..we may say its direction from the mesial plane is sinistrad and sacrad, or sinistro-sacrad. 1883 Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Dis. Women & Children 16 91 Sch[ulze] puts the displacements under the following heads: Elevation, descensus and prolapsus; anteposition, retroposition, dextroposition, sinistroposition. 1887 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 1 194 All movements of the hand..from right to left are sinistrogyric. 1898 Daily Graphic 16 Feb. 9/4 The writing..was sinistrogyrate, or centrifugal. 1908 H. Jellett Short Pract. Gynæcol. (ed. 3) 72 In the third group are included dextro- and sinistro-version, dextro- and sinistro-flexion, and associated lateral version and flexion. 1956 Jrnl. Mammalogy 37 244 In Blarina, where sinistrocardia is most pronounced, the mediastinal and right posterior lobes have come to occupy considerable space left of the median line. 1964 Adv. Pharmacol. 3 102 Sinistrotorsion could be produced by the injection of cholinesterase inhibitors. 2016 C. Colton & L. Bébarová tr. E. Vlček Physical & Personality Traits Charles IV 21 The cervical spine is deviated to the left in the anteroposterior projection, forming sinistroscoliosis. 2. Forming words relating to the left-sided member of a pair of bilaterally symmetrical body parts (hands, feet, cerebral cortex, etc.), and to the preferred use of such a member, as sinistrocerebral, sinistromanual, sinistropedal, adjs.; sinistromanuality n. ΚΠ 1885 Proc. Soc. Psychical Res. 3 43 The replacement of some sinistro-cerebral by some dextro-cerebral centre of sight or speech. 1904 G. M. Gould in Pop. Sci. Monthly Aug. 363 No pupil with sinistromanuality established can learn piano-playing easily. 1936 Amer. Jrnl. Ophthalmol. 16 691/1 The integration in the brain of a sinistrocular with a dextrocular process. 2018 U.S. Patent 2018/0054534 A1 2/1 There are pronounced different needs between dextromanual and sinistromanual people. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1803
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