het·er·o·tax·is (h t  -r -t k s s) also het·er·o·tax·y (htr--tks ) or het·er·o·tax·i·a (ht-r-tks-)n. pl. het·er·o·tax·es also het·er·o·tax·ies or het·er·o·tax·i·as Abnormal structural arrangement, as of body parts. het er·o·tactic (-tktk), heter·o·tactous (-tkts) adj. |
heterotaxis [ˌhɛtərəʊˈtæksɪs], heterotaxy, heterotaxia
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) an abnormal or asymmetrical arrangement of parts, as of the organs of the body or the constituents of a rock
heterotactic , heterotactous, heterotaxic adj
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