sinistrogyration
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sinistrogyration
[sin″is-tro-ji-ra´shun]a turning to the left.
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sin·is·tro·tor·sion
(si-nĭs'trō-tōr'shŭn),A turning or twisting to the left.
Synonym(s): levocycleduction, levorotation (2) , levotorsion (1) , sinistrogyration, sinistrorotation
[sinistro- + L. torsio, a twisting (torsion)]
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sin·is·tro·tor·sion
(sin'is-trō-tōr'shŭn)A turning or twisting to the left.
Synonym(s): levorotation (2) , levotorsion (1) , sinistrogyration.
Synonym(s): levorotation (2) , levotorsion (1) , sinistrogyration.
[sinistro- + L. torsio, a twisting (torsion)]
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