(biology) Regeneration of an organ or part that differs from the original structure at the site.
(embryology) Formation of an organ at an abnormal site. Also known as homoeosis.
heteromorphosis
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(hĕt'ə-rō-môr'fə-sĭs, -môr-fō'sĭs)
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- The development of one tissue from a tissue of another kind or type.
- The embryonic development of a tissue or an organ inappropriate to its site.
| Veterinary Dictionary: heteromorphosis |
The development, in regeneration, of an organ or structure different from the one that was lost.
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