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heterologous

 
Dictionary: het·er·ol·o·gous   (hĕt'ə-rŏl'ə-gəs) pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Derived from a different species: a heterologous graft.
  2. Of or relating to cytologic or histological elements not normally occurring in a designated part of the body.
  3. Immunologically related but not identical. Used of certain cells and antiserums.

[HETERO– + Greek logos, word, relation; see –logy + –OUS.]

heterologously het'er·ol'o·gous·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary: het·er·ol·o·gous
 
(hĕt'ə-rŏl'ə-gəs)
adj.
  1. Of or relating to cytologic or histological elements not normally occurring in a designated part of the body.
  2. Derived from a different species, as a graft or transplant.
  3. Immunologically related but not identical. Used of certain cells and antiserums.
 
Veterinary Dictionary: heterologous
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1. made up of tissue not normal to the part.
2. derived from an individual of a different species.

 
WordNet: heterologous
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (biology) not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin
  Synonyms: heterologic, heterological
  Antonyms: analogous (meaning #2), homologous (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: derived from organisms of a different but related species
  Antonyms: autologous (meaning #1), homologous (meaning #2)


 
 
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