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Definition of Heterotypic
1. Adjective. (botany) literally "with a different type". In botanical nomenclature a '''heterotypic synonym''' (or taxonomic synonym) is a synonym that comes into being when a taxon is reduced in status ("reduced to synonymy") and becomes part of a different taxon. The zoological equivalent is "subjective synonym". ¹
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Definition of Heterotypic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Heterotypic
1. Of different types. Thus heterotypic adhesion would be between dissimilar cells, in contrast to homotypic adhesion between cells of the same type. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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