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heterologous
heterologous definition
het·er·olo·gous (het′ər äl′ə gəs)
adjective
- consisting of differing elements; not corresponding, as parts of different organisms or of the same organism that are unlike in structure or origin
- Med.
- derived from a different species, as a graft
- not normal in structure, organization, etc.
Etymology: < hetero- + Gr logos, relation, word (see logic) + -ous
Related Forms:
- heterology het′·er·ol′·ogy (-jē) noun
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