dextroposition

dextroposition
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.

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dex·tro·po·si·tion .dek-strō-pə-'zish-ən n displacement to the right used chiefly of the aorta

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dex·tro·po·si·tion (dek″stro-pə-zishґən) displacement to the right.

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