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heterologous definition

het·er·olo·gous (het′ər äl′ə gəs)

adjective

  1. consisting of differing elements; not corresponding, as parts of different organisms or of the same organism that are unlike in structure or origin
  2. Med.
    1. derived from a different species, as a graft
    2. not normal in structure, organization, etc.

Etymology: < hetero- + Gr logos, relation, word (see logic) + -ous

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