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sinistrality

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sinistrality /sin·is·tral·i·ty/ (sin″is-tral´ĭ-te) lateral dominance on the left side.
sin·is·tral·i·ty (sn-strl-t)
n.
Preference for the left hand in performing manual tasks; left-handedness.

sinistrality.
sinistrality [sin″is-tral´ĭ-te]
the preferential use, in voluntary motor acts, of the left member of the major paired organs of the body, such as the ear, eye, hand, and leg. See also laterality and handedness


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Meanwhile, sinistrality, the condition of being left-handed gives us sinister, evoking evil, fear and mistrust.
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