heter-, hetero-
(Greek: different, other, another, unlike; irregular, abnormal)
This Greek element forms many scientific and other terms, often in opposition to homo-. Sometimes it is also the antonym of auto-, homoeo-, iso-, ortho-, and syn-.
heterotaxia
1. An abnormal arrangement of organs or parts of the body in relation to each other.
2. Anomalous (abnormal) placement or transposition of viscera or parts.
3. An irregular or abnormal arrangement of parts or elements, i.e. in geological strata, body parts, etc.
2. Anomalous (abnormal) placement or transposition of viscera or parts.
3. An irregular or abnormal arrangement of parts or elements, i.e. in geological strata, body parts, etc.
heterotaxic
Abnormally placed or arranged.
heterotaxis
heterotaxy
heterotaxy
heterothallic
Referring to algae and fungi, describing the condition in which there are two mating types that act as male and female, as opposed to one self-fertile individual.
heterothallism
heterotherapy
Treatment of disease by remedies that are antagonistic to the principal symptoms of the disease; nonspecific therapy.
heterothermy
1. Having a temperature which varies with that of the surroundings, as plants and cold-blooded animals; cold-blooded.
2. The exhibition of widely different body temperatures at different times or under different conditions, as certain species of birds, marsupials, or hibernating species.
2. The exhibition of widely different body temperatures at different times or under different conditions, as certain species of birds, marsupials, or hibernating species.
heterotonia
heterotonic
heterotonous
1. Having different or unlike tones.
2. A state characterized by variations in tension or tone; as in neurology.
2. A state characterized by variations in tension or tone; as in neurology.
heterotonously
heterotopia
1. Occurring at an abnormal place or upon the wrong part of the body.
2. Malposition, especially if congenital (present at birth).
3. In biology, occurring in a wide variety of habitats.
4. In neuropathology, displacement of gray matter, typically into deep cerebral white matter.
2. Malposition, especially if congenital (present at birth).
3. In biology, occurring in a wide variety of habitats.
4. In neuropathology, displacement of gray matter, typically into deep cerebral white matter.
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