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chiro-

chiro- prefix: hand.

Prefix

chiro-

  1. hand
  2. (sign language) sign language
    • chireme; chirogram
  3. chiropractics

Forms of chiro-

alternative formcheir-
alternative formcheiro-
alternative formchir-

Origin of chiro-

Learned borrowing from New Latin chiro-.

Words formed from chiro-

Questions about chiro-

What does chiro- mean?
Chiro- means hand.
What part of speech is chiro-?
Chiro- is a prefix.

Words near chiro- in the dictionary

  1. chiRNAs
  2. Chirnogeni
  3. Chirnside
  4. Chirnside Park
  5. chiro
  6. chiro-
  7. chirocentrid
  8. chirocentrids
  9. chirocephalid
  10. chirocephalids
  11. chirocracies

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