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heterologous

[ het-uh-rol-uh-guhs ]

adjective

  1. Biology. of different origin; pertaining to heterology.
  2. Medicine/Medical, Pathology. consisting of dissimilar tissue, as that of another species or that of a tumor.
  3. Immunology. pertaining to an antigen that elicits a reaction in a nonspecific antibody.


heterologous

/ ˌhɛtəˈrɒləɡəs /

adjective

  1. pathol of, relating to, or designating cells or tissues not normally present in a particular part of the body
  2. (esp of parts of an organism or of different organisms) differing in structure or origin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


heterologous

/ hĕt′ə-rŏlə-gəs /

  1. Derived or transplanted from a different species or source.


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Derived Forms

  • ˌheterˈology, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of heterologous1

1815–25; hetero- + -logous ( -logy ( def ), -ous ( def ) )
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Example Sentences

Scientists who study vaccines and immunology have previously investigated the technique—which goes by the technical term heterologous prime-boost—for ebola, tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases.

In a narrower sense of the word heterologous new formations are alone destructive.

A suppurative change of this nature takes place in all heterologous new formations.

Homologous reactions are arbitrarily valued as 100 per cent, and heterologous reactions are expressed accordingly.

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