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heterogenous

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het·er·og·e·nous (ht-rj-ns)
adj.
Not arising within the body; derived from another individual or species.
heterogenous
[het′əroj′ənəs]
Etymology: Gk, heteros + genos, kind
1 having a nonuniform composition throughout.
2 derived or developed from another source or from two different sources.
heterogenous
of other origin; not originating in the body.


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