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dextrality

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dex⋅tral⋅i⋅ty

  [dek-stral-i-tee]
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–noun
1. the state or quality of having the right side or its parts or members different from and, usually, more efficient than the left side or its parts or members; right-handedness.
2. preference for using the right hand or side. Compare sinistrality.
3. Zoology. the state of being dextral.
Origin:
1640–50; dextral + -ity
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dex·tral   (děk'strəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or located on the right side; right.

  2. Right-handed.

  3. Zoology Of or relating to a gastropod shell that coils clockwise and has its aperture to the right when facing the observer with the apex upward.

dex·tral'i·ty (děk-strāl'ĭ-tē) n., dex'tral·ly adv.
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Main Entry: dex·tral·i·ty
Pronunciation: dek-'stral-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: thequality or state of having the right side or some parts (as the hand or eye) different from and usually more efficient than the left or corresponding parts; also : RIGHT-HANDEDNESS
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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dextrality dex·tral·i·ty (děk-strāl'ĭ-tē)
n.
Preference for the right hand in performing manual tasks; right-handedness.

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