heteronomous
adjective
- subject to another's laws or rule
- subject to different laws of growth; differentiated or specialized, as some parts or organs are
See heteronomous in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(hĕtˌə-rŏnˈə-məs)
adjective- Subject to external or foreign laws or domination; not autonomous.
- Biology Differing in development or manner of specialization, as the dissimilar segments of certain arthropods.
Related Forms:
- hetˌer·onˈo·mous·ly adverb
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