"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
    Sense id: en-chiro--en-prefix-VritoOd9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 70 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 0 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 0 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 0 80 20
  3. chiropractics Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-chiro--en-prefix-UXJPiq5c
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): chiro- (Italian), chiro- (Polish), quiro- (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 0 51 49

Alternative forms

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