| Pronunciation: | | `hetu'râlugus
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- [adj] derived from organisms of a different but related species; "a heterologous graft"
- [adj] (biology) not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin
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HETEROLOGOUS is a 12 letter word that starts with H. |
| | Synonyms: | | heterologic, heterological |
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| | Antonyms: | | analogous, autologous, homologous |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Het`er*ol"o*gous\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ?
proportion.]
Characterized by heterology; consisting of different
elements, or of like elements in different proportions;
different; -- opposed to homologous; as, heterologous organs.
{Heterologous stimulus}. (Physiol.) See under {Stimulus}.
{Heterologous tumor} (Med.), a tumor differing in structure
from the normal tissues of the body.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | - Consisting of different elements.
- Derived from a separate genetic source or species.
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