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left-handedness [left′ han′didnes] a natural tendency by some persons to favor the use of the left hand in performing certain tasks. Also called sinistrality. See also cerebral dominance, handedness. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Starting pitcher Greg Maddux, the Hall of Famer, got no farther than Derek Lowe, the postseason stud, or Hong-Chih Kuo, with his Mets-killing left-handedness. However, a few studies have suggested that it might cause neurological changes, such as delayed speech or an increase in left-handedness. Results suggested that men afflicted with an anomalous erotic preference, namely, for the very immature physique, generally had substantially lower IQs than teliophiles, had a substantially greater incidence of left-handedness (almost 33% vs. |
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