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Definition of Heteroplastic

1. a. Producing a different type of organism; developing into a different form of tissue, as cartilage which develops into bone.

Definition of Heteroplastic

1. Adjective. (pathology) Of, or relating to heteroplasm ¹

2. Adjective. (surgery) Of a graft between individuals of different species ¹

3. Adjective. (botany) Of cells possessing plastids from two or more parent cells or organisms. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Heteroplastic

1. Producing a different type of organism; developing into a different form of tissue, as cartilage which develops into bone. Origin: Hetero- + -plastic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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