Etymology

dextrocardia

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Today it means: A congenital abnormality in which the heart is transposed to the right side of the chest. Full definition →

English dextro- ← Latin dexter ← Proto-Italic *deksteros
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱs
  2. Proto-Indo-European*deḱs-terós
  3. Proto-Italic*deksteros
  4. Latindexter
  5. Englishdextro-
  6. English todaydextrocardia

From dextro- + -cardia.

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