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heterotaxis Definition

hetero·taxis (het′ər ō tak′sis)

noun

an abnormal position or arrangement, as of rock strata or organs of the body

Etymology: ModL < hetero- + Gr taxis, arrangement: see taxis

heterotaxis Related Forms
het′ero·tac′·tic (--tak′tik) adjective or het′ero·tac′·tous--tak′təs or het′ero·tax′ic--tak′sik