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heterologous

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heterologous /het·er·ol·o·gous/ (het″er-ol´ah-gus)
1. made up of tissue not normal to the part.
2. xenogeneic.
het·er·ol·o·gous (ht-rl-gs)
adj.
1. Of or relating to cytologic or histological elements not normally occurring in a designated part of the body.
2. Derived from a different species, as a graft or transplant.
3. Immunologically related but not identical. Used of certain cells and antiserums.
heterologous.
See xenogeneic.
heterologous
1. made up of tissue not normal to the part.
2. derived from an individual of a different species.


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