CHIR-

Meaning of CHIR- in English

[chir-] or chiro- comb form [L, fr. Gk cheir-, cheiro-, fr. cheir; akin to Hitt kessar hand]: hand "chiropractic"

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CHIR — chir- n [occurring in compounds] chir-, chiro-, cheir-, cheiro- (= hand)
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CHIR- — or chiro- combining form Etymology: Latin, from Greek cheir-, cheiro-, from cheir; akin to Hittite keššar hand hand
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CHIR- — combining form or chiro- also cheir- or cheiro- Etymology: Latin chir-, chiro-, from Greek cheir-, cheiro-, from cheir; akin to …
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CHIR — variant of chir pine
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CHIR- — or chiro- Etymology: Latin, from Greek cheir-, cheiro-, from cheir; akin to Hittite keššar hand : hand chiro practic
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CHIR — Variant: or chiro- Function: combining form Etymology: Latin, from Greek cheir-, cheiro-, from cheir; akin to Hittite ke š š …
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CHIR PINE — noun or chir also cheer pine ˈchi(ə)r Etymology: Hindi cīr pine : an East Indian resinous timber pine ( Pinus …
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SURGERY — noun (plural -geries) see: chir- Date: 14th century a branch of medicine concerned with diseases and conditions requiring or amenable …
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CHIROPODY — noun Etymology: chir- + pod-; from its original concern with both hands and feet Date: 1886 podiatry , chiropodist noun
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CHIROMANCY — noun Etymology: probably from Middle French chiromancie, from Medieval Latin chiromantia, from Greek cheir- chir- + -manteia -mancy Date: circa …
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CHIRO- — combining form see: chir-
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CHIRAL — adjective Etymology: chir- + 1-al Date: 1894 of or relating to a molecule that is not superimposable on its mirror …
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CHEIRO- — I. see cheir- II. combining form see chir-
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CHEER — I. ˈchi(ə)r, -iə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English chere face, welcome, cheer, from Old French chiere, chere face, …
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CHIRAL — ˈkī(ə)rəl adjective ( -es ) Etymology: chir- + -al (I) : of, relating to, or being a molecule that is …
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SURGERY — ˈsərj(ə)rē, ˈsə̄j-, ˈsəij-, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English surgerie, from Old French, contraction of serurgerie, cirurgerie, from …
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MACROCHEIRA — ˌmakrōˈkīrə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek makrocheir long-armed, from makr- macr- + cheir hand — more at …
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EPICHEIREMA — noun also ep·i·chi·re·ma ˌepəˌkīˈrēmə ( plural epicheirema·ta -rēməd.ə, -rem- ; also epichiremas ) Etymology: Latin & Greek; Latin epichirema, from …
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ENCHIRIDION — noun also en·chei·rid·i·on ˌen]ˌkīˈridēən, ˌeŋ], ]_kə̇ˈ-, -ēˌän\ ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin enchiridion, from Greek encheiridion, from en in …
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DENDROCHIROTA — ˌdendrōˌkīˈrōd.ə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from dendr- + -chirota (from Late Greek chirōtos furnished with hands, from …
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CHIRS — present third singular of chir plural of chir
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CHIROTONY — kīˈrät ə nē noun ( -es ) Etymology: Greek cheirotonia, from cheir- chir- + -tonia (from tonos stretching, tension) — …
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CHIROTHESIA — ˌkīrōˈthēzh(ē)ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Greek cheirothesia, from Greek cheir- chir- + -thesia (from thesis setting, placing, from …
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CHIROTES — kīˈrōd.ēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek cheir hand — more at chir- : a genus of …
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CHIROSPASM — ˈkīrə+ˌ- noun Etymology: chir- + spasm : writer's cramp
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CHIROSOPHY — kīˈräsəfē noun ( -es ) Etymology: chir- + -sophy : chiromancy
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CHIROPTERYGIUM — |kīˌräptə|rijēəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from chir- + pterygium : the typical jointed and fingered limb of …
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CHIROPTERA — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷tərə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from chir- + -ptera : an order of eutherian mammals modified for …
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CHIROPSALMUS — ˌkīˌräpˈsalməs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from chir- + Greek psalmos twitching, plucking, string music, psalm, from psallein to …
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CHIROPRAXIS — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌpraksə̇s, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( plural chiroprax·es -sēz) Etymology: New Latin, from chir- + -praxis : chiropractic
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CHIROPRACTIC — ˈkīrəˌpraktik, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: chir- + Greek praktikos effective, practical — more at practical : a system …
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DON RIVER — The Dnieper, Don, and Volga river basins and their drainage network. one of the great rivers of the European portion …
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