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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
also heterotaxia het′ero·tax′ia (-sē ə) or heterotaxy het′ero·tax′y

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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