het·er·ol·o·gy (h t  -r l -j )n. Lack of correspondence between bodily parts, as in structure, arrangement, or development, arising from differences in origin. |
heterology
1. an abnormality in tissue structure, arrangement, or manner of formation.
2. the study of abnormalities in tissue structure or organization. — heterologous, adj.
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2. the study of abnormalities in tissue structure or organization. — heterologous, adj.
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| Noun | 1. | heterology - (biology) the lack of correspondence of apparently similar body parts dissimilarity, unsimilarity - the quality of being dissimilar biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms |
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