You searched for:
“heterologies”
1. In grammar, a phrase or word that does not describe itself: The term "ultrashort" is an example of heterology because the meaning is shorter than the word itself.
2. In biology, am absence of correspondence between body parts or biomolecules: Bones, tissues, limbs, and proteins all are examples of heterology because they show differences in origin.
2. In biology, am absence of correspondence between body parts or biomolecules: Bones, tissues, limbs, and proteins all are examples of heterology because they show differences in origin.
This entry is located in the following unit:
heter-, hetero-
(page 5)