het·er·ol·o·gous /-ˈrɑləgəs/
het·er·ol·o·gous /ˌhɛtəˈrɑləgəs/ 形容詞
異源的,異種的,異性的
Het·er·ol·o·gous a. Characterized by heterology; consisting of different elements, or of like elements in different proportions; different; -- opposed to homologous; as, heterologous organs.
Heterologous stimulus. Physiol. See under Stimulus.
Heterologous tumor Med., a tumor differing in structure from the normal tissues of the body.
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heterologous
adj 1: not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin [syn:
heterologic, heterological] [ant: analogous, homologous]
2: derived from organisms of a different but related species;
"a heterologous graft" [ant: autologous, homologous]