Heterologous
[het-uh-rol-uh-guh s] /ˌhɛt əˈrɒl ə gəs/
adjective
1.
Biology. of different origin; pertaining to .
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.
/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
heterologous het·er·ol·o·gous (hět’ə-rŏl’ə-gəs)
adj.
heterologous
(hět’ə-rŏl’ə-gəs)
Derived or transplanted from a different species or source.
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- Heterology
[het-uh-rol-uh-jee] /ˌhɛt əˈrɒl ə dʒi/ noun 1. Biology. the lack of correspondence of apparently similar organic structures as the result of unlike origins of constituent parts. 2. Pathology. abnormality; structural difference from a type or normal standard. heterology het·er·ol·o·gy (hět’ə-rŏl’ə-jē) n. Lack of correspondence between bodily parts, as in structure or development, arising from differences […]
- Heterolysis
/ˌhɛtəˈrɒlɪsɪs/ noun 1. the dissolution of the cells of one organism by the lysins of another Compare autolysis 2. (chem) Also called heterolytic fission. the dissociation of a molecule into two ions with opposite charges Compare homolysis heterolysis het·er·ol·y·sis (hět’ə-rŏl’ĭ-sĭs, -ə-rō-lī’sĭs) n. pl. het·er·ol·y·ses (-sēz’) Dissolution or digestion of cells or proteins from one species […]