(embryology) Arising from different tissues or germ layers, in referring to similar organs in different species.
(petrology) Pertaining to rocks in which the essential constituents are of two distinct orders of magnitude of size.
heteroblastic
| Sci-Tech Dictionary: heteroblastic |
(¦hed·ə·rō¦blas·tik)
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| Medical Dictionary: het·er·o·blas·tic |
(hĕt'ə-rō-blăs'tĭk)
adj.
adj.
Developing from more than a single type of tissue.
| Veterinary Dictionary: heteroblastic |
Originating in a different kind of tissue.
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