heter-, hetero-

1. The condition of differing in in form from the normal or standard kind: It has been noted that heteromorphism of a male's sperm occurs by simultaneous production of at least two recognisable typess of sperm
2. The situation of living in dissimilar forms at different times of development; heteromorphic,: Certain insects go though a life cycle of different phases of existence termed as heteromorphism.

In biology, the renewal of a missing part by a new one that is unlike or different from the piece that had been removed; neomorphosis: Heteromorphosis is the development of one tissue from a tissue of another type.

Heteromorphosis is the regeneration of a part following injury, with a structurally different replacement part.

1. Regarding, or governed by different laws, involving different principles: In her book, Alice found out that a heteronomous control was one of external domination, and not autonomous.

Heteronomous authority is the direction or control of another; and is not self-governing.
2. In biology, pertaining to different modes of growth; applied to parts or members differentiated from the same primitive type: Heteronomous specialization refers to the course of growth of organs or other parts of an organism.

1. The political subjection of or a control of a community by the political rule of another power or to an external law: In heteronomy, people can not have their own form of government (autonomy), but must obey the laws of another country or government.
2. A condition in which someone or something is under the influence or domination of another person or existing power whether it is nonliving or living: There are heteronomies that are imposed on people, such as desires, passions, and physical or mental needs that can cause problems for individuals.

1. A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning: Two examples of heteronymy are "lead" guide dog and "lead" as a metal.

Heteronymy is the opposite of homonym and synonym.
2. In ophthalmology, the noncorresponding vertical halves of the visual fields of both eyes: Heteronymy refers to the nasal half of the left eye and the nasal of the right, or the temporal half of the left eye and the temporal of the right.

The grafting of bone from an individual of one species to an individual of another: In the story, the surgeon performed heteroosteoplasty on a cat in which the doctor used a bone from another animal to replace the broken bone of the cat.

Pertaining to or derived from different ova: In the story, the heteroovular tests that were being performed in the lab came from a domestic cat and from a tiger.

1. Unequal conjoined twins in which the imperfectly developed parasite is attached to the ventral portion of the autosite: Heteropagus is the plight of asymmetrical conjoined twins in which the tissues of the parasite twin rely totally on the on the heart and blood vessels of the independent twin in order to live.

1. Hyperesthesia; abnormal sensitivity to stimuli: Heteropathy can also be described as a severe acuteness of sensation to touch or pain, or to any other kind of sensory stimulant.
2.Allopathy: Heteropathy is a term applied to that system of therapeutics in which diseases are treated by producing a condition incompatible with or antagonistic to the condition to be cured or alleviated.

Regarding a flower that has dissimilar or irregular petals: The heteropetalous sweet peas have five unequal petals in which there is a broad petal on the top with somewhat curved edges and is boarded by b< two outer petals that look like wings.

The consumption on a wide variety of food items: The heterophage of a parasite consists of a great diversity of hosts.

Regarding the existence of feeding on at least two hosts at various phases of a life cycle: Such worms, as the digenetic trematodes, are considered to be heterophagous worms.

The condition of the ingestion or the intake of a large selection of food matter: The phenomenon of heterophagy takes place among parasites that find nourishment by feeding on many different host organisms.

The uttering of words other than those intended by the speaker; heterolalia; heterophemia: When Mr. Straight was giving his speech to the audience, he evidently suffered from heterophasia because he used a number of unnecessary and superfluous terms that had nothing to do with what he wanted to say.

The state of uttering or saying words that are not intended by the verbaliser: The elderly Mrs. Green certainly suffered from a case of heterophasis because she said so many strange words that no one could understand!