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heter(o)-

 
word element [Gr.], other; dissimilar.
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hetero-

, heter- (het'ĕr-ō, het'ĕr),
The other, different; opposite of homo-
[G. heteros, other]
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hetero-

, heter-
Combining forms meaning the other, different; opposite of homo-.
[G. heteros, other]
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