See Also: dextro-(medicine)
Dextro(health)
dextro-(dictionary)

dextro- (iou)



dextro- combining form.
[from Latin dexter, dextra right + -O-.]
Turning or turned to the right; Chemistry dextrorotatory. Opp. LAEVO-.
dextro'cardia noun a congenital abnormality in which the disposition of the heart is reversed so that it occupies a mirror image of its normal position L19.
dextrotartaric adjective:
dextrotartaric acid, the dextrorotatory (and predominant naturally-occurring) form of tartaric acid L19.
dextro'tartrate noun a dextrorotatory tartrate M19.