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Definition of Heterology

1. Noun. (biology) the lack of correspondence of apparently similar body parts.

Definition of Heterology

1. n. The absence of correspondence, or relation, in type of structure; lack of analogy between parts, owing to their being composed of different elements, or of like elements in different proportions; variation in structure from the normal form; -- opposed to homology.

Definition of Heterology

1. Noun. A lack of correspondence between parts that reflect a difference in origin ¹

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Medical Definition of Heterology

1. 1. The absence of correspondence, or relation, in type of structure; lack of analogy between parts, owing to their being composed of different elements, or of like elements in different proportions; variation in structure from the normal form; opposed to homology. 2. The connection or relation of bodies which have partial identity of composition, but different characteristics and properties; the relation existing between derivatives of the same substance, or of the analogous members of different series; as, ethane, ethyl alcohol, acetic aldehyde, and acetic acid are in heterology with each other, though each in at the same time a member of a distinct homologous series. Cf. Homology. Origin: Hetero-. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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