Denoting the habitual or more skillful use of the right hand for writing and most manual operations. SYN: dextral, dextromanual.
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right-hand·ed -'han-dəd adj
1) using the right hand habitually or more easily than the left
2) relating to, designed for, or done with the right hand
3) having the same direction or course as the movement of the hands of a watch viewed from in front
4) DEXTROROTATORY
right-handed adv
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right-hand·ed (rīt hanґdəd) using the right hand preferentially, or more skillfully than the left, in voluntary motor acts. See also handedness and laterality.Medical dictionary. 2011.