Dextroversion

/ˌdɛkstroʊˈvɜrʒən/ noun

Definition

A turning or tilting toward the right, especially used in medical contexts to describe the position of organs or the direction of a twist.

Etymology

From dextro- (Latin dexter, 'right') + version (from Latin vertere, 'to turn'). Medical terminology uses this to describe directional movements of body parts.

Kelly Says

The heart normally tilts slightly to the left, but dextroversion would mean it's shifted right—this word is crucial in describing what doctors see on chest X-rays!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የሰሜን አቅጣጫ
ye-se-men a-q-ti-chya
ARالعربية
اتجاه يمين
it-ja-h-yeem-in
BNবাংলা
দক্ষিণমুখী
dakshina-mukhee
CACatalà
dextroversió
deks-tro-ver-sio
CSČeština
dextroverze
deks-tro-ver-ze
DADansk
dextroversi
deks-tro-ver-si
DEDeutsch
Dextroversion
dek-stro-ver-syohn
ELΕλληνικά
δεξιότητα
deksi-o-ti-ta
ESEspañol
dextroversión
des-tro-ver-thee-ohn
FAفارسی
چرخش به سمت راست
chaarshan be-smaat rast
FISuomi
dextroversio
deks-tro-ver-sio
FRFrançais
déxtroversion
de-kstro-ver-syohn
GUGU
dextroversi
deks-tro-ver-si
HAHA
dextroversi
deks-tro-ver-si
HEעברית
סיבוב ימני
sivuv yemeni
HIहिन्दी
दक्षिणावर्त
dakshina-avart
HUMagyar
dextroversio
deks-tro-ver-sio
IDBahasa Indonesia
dextroversi
deks-tro-ver-si
IGIG
dextroversi
deks-tro-ver-si
ITItaliano
dextroversione
deks-tro-ver-syo-neh
JA日本語
右旋性
migi-sen-sei
KKKK
dextroversi
deks-tro-ver-si
KMKM
ការវិលទៅខាងត្បូង
ka-ar-vi-l-tu-kha-ang-dt-boung
KO한국어
우회전
u-hwe-jeon
MRMR
dextroversi
deks-tro-ver-si
MSBahasa Melayu
dextroversi
deks-tro-ver-si
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေ့ဘက်
y-h-she-h-bek
NLNederlands
dextroversi
deks-tro-ver-si
NONorsk
dextroversi
deks-tro-ver-si
PAPA
dextroversi
deks-tro-ver-si
PLPolski
dextrowersja
deks-tro-ver-sha
PTPortuguês
dextroversão
deks-tro-ver-sa-o
RORomână
dextroversiune
deks-tro-ver-see-une
RUРусский
деξιрованность
deksi-ro-van-nost'
SVSvenska
dextroversi
deks-tro-ver-si
SWKiswahili
dextroversi
deks-tro-ver-si
TAதமிழ்
வலது திசை
valath thi-sai
TEతెలుగు
దక్షిణ దిశ
dakshina disha
THไทย
การหมุนไปทางขวา
gaan-moon-bai-tang-kha-wa
TLTL
dextroversiyon
deks-tro-ver-syohn
TRTürkçe
dextroversiyon
deks-tro-ver-syohn
UKУкраїнська
деxtроверсія
deks-tro-ver-siya
URاردو
مغربی
magh-ree-bee
VITiếng Việt
hướng phải
huong-phai
YOYO
dextroversi
deks-tro-ver-si
ZH中文
向右转
xiàng yòu zhuǎn
ZUZU
dextroversi
deks-tro-ver-si

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