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heterochronic

 [het″er-o-kron´ik]
1. pertaining to or characterized by heterochronia.
2. denoting different ages or stages of development, as between an excised organ and an implanted one in transplantation operations.
3. a difference in the rate or time of occurrence between two processes.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

het·er·och·ro·nous

(het'ĕr-ok'rō-nŭs),
Relating to heterochronia.
Synonym(s): heterochronic
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het·er·och·ro·nous

(het'ĕr-ok'rŏ-nŭs)
Relating to heterochronia.
Synonym(s): heterochronic.
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