heterologous

[ het-uh-rol-uh-guhs ]

adjective

1. Biology. of different origin; pertaining to heterology.
2. Medicine/Medical, Pathology. consisting of dissimilar tissue, as that of another species or that of a tumor.
3. Immunology. pertaining to an antigen that elicits a reaction in a nonspecific antibody.

heterologous

/ ˌhɛtəˈrɒləɡəs /

adjective

1. pathol of, relating to, or designating cells or tissues not normally present in a particular part of the body
2. (esp of parts of an organism or of different organisms) differing in structure or origin

heterologous

/ hĕt′ə-rŏl′ə-gəs /

1. Derived or transplanted from a different species or source.

Derived Forms

• ˌheterˈology, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of heterologous¹

1815–25; hetero- + -logous ( -logy ( def ), -ous ( def ) )

Example Sentences

Scientists who study vaccines and immunology have previously investigated the technique—which goes by the technical term heterologous prime-boost—for ebola, tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases.

From Popular-Science

In a narrower sense of the word heterologous new formations are alone destructive.

From Project Gutenberg

A suppurative change of this nature takes place in all heterologous new formations.

From Project Gutenberg

Homologous reactions are arbitrarily valued as 100 per cent, and heterologous reactions are expressed accordingly.

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