heterogenous

American  

[het-uh-roj-uh-nuhs] / ˌhɛt əˈrɒdʒ ə nəs /

adjective

Biology, Pathology.

1. having its source or origin outside the organism; having a foreign origin.

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heterogenous British  

/ ˌhɛtəˈrɒdʒɪnəs /

adjective

1. biology med not originating within the body; of foreign origin Compare autogenous

   a heterogenous skin graft

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Etymology

Origin of heterogenous

First recorded in 1685–95; hetero- + -genous

Example Sentences

As Dr. Hauschild said in a letter, the trial’s heterogenous population is what he sees every day in his clinic, and RP1 benefited all groups of patients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Dr Alvaro Casas Bedoya, Associate Director for Photonic Integration in the School of Physics, who led the chip design, said the unique method of heterogenous materials integration has been 10 years in the making.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2023

This is aligned with something else you talk about, that people don't understand the heterogenous nature of being old.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2023

They are culturally heterogenous; already, nearly 4 in 10 native-born Hispanics are marrying non-Latinos.

From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2022

It was composed of heterogenous elements, every shade of political opinion being represented.

From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John