Medical dictionary. 2011.
Dextro (disambiguation) — Dextro may be: Dextro, an alias of a Scottish musician Also dextro is a common prefix used in organic chemistry nomenclature. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
Dextro- — Dex tro A prefix, from L. dexter, meaning, pertaining to, or toward, the right; (Chem. & Opt.) having the property of turning the plane of polarized light to the right; as, dextrotartaric acid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Levo- (prefix) — From the Latin laevus meaning on the left side. For example, a molecule that shows levorotation is turning or twisting to the left. The opposition of levo is dextro (from the Latin dexter meaning on the right side) so the opposite of levorotation … Medical dictionary
dextr- — See dextro . * * * (dextro ) prefix denoting 1. the right side. Example: dextroposition (displacement to the right). 2. (in chemistry) dextrorotation … Medical dictionary
Prefixes, medical — Medical words are often put together, cobbled from two or more building blocks. Among these building blocks are the prefixes. Examples of prefixes used in medicine include: {{}}a : Prefix much employed in the health sciences indicating “not,… … Medical dictionary
Anatomical terms of location — Standard anatomical terms of location are employed in science which deal with the anatomy of animals to avoid ambiguities which might otherwise arise. They are not language specific, and thus require no translation. They are universal terms that… … Wikipedia
d- — (|)dē prefix Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from dextr 1. : dextrorotatory usually printed in italic d tartaric acid compare dextr 2 … Useful english dictionary
enantiomerism — In chemistry, isomerism in which the molecules in their configuration are related to one another like an object and its mirror image (enantiomers) and, consequently, are not superimposable; e. entails optical activity, both enantiomers (in… … Medical dictionary
South Korea — ROK redirects here. For other uses, see ROK (disambiguation). Republic of Korea 대한민국 大韓民國 Daehanminguk … Wikipedia
dextrorotatory — Denoting dextrorotation, or certain crystals or solutions capable of such action; as a chemical prefix, usually abbreviated d . Cf.:levorotatory. * * * dex·tro·ro·ta·to·ry rōt ə .tōr ē, .tȯr also dex·tro·ro·ta·ry rōt ə rē adj turning clockwise… … Medical dictionary
