"chiro-" meaning in English

See chiro- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From New Latin chiro-, from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|chiro-}} New Latin chiro-, {{der|en|grc|χείρ||hand}} Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} chiro-, {{en-prefix}} chiro-
  1. hand Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-chiro--en-prefix-GwAXBqQY
  2. sign language Tags: morpheme Synonyms: cheir-, cheiro-, chir- Derived forms: cheirospasm, chiropractor Translations (Translations): chiro- (Italian), chiro- (Polish), quiro- (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-chiro--en-prefix-VritoOd9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 71 29 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 0 57 43
  3. chiropractics Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-chiro--en-prefix-UXJPiq5c

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for chiro- meaning in English (1.8kB)

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