heterogenous

[ het-uh-roj-uh-nuhs ]

/ ˌhɛt əˈrɒdʒ ə nəs /

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adjective Biology, Pathology.

having its source or origin outside the organism; having a foreign origin.

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Origin of heterogenous

First recorded in 1685–95; hetero- + -genous

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH heterogenous

heterogeneous, heterogenous , homogeneous, homogenous

Words nearby heterogenous

heterogenetic antigen, heterogenetic parasite, heterogenic, heterogenic enterobacterial antigen, heterogenote, heterogenous, heterogenous vaccine, heterogonous, heterogony, heterograft, heterography

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How to use heterogenous in a sentence

Nutrition interventions are challenging to study—particularly in critically ill people, who are a heterogenous group.
Increasing protein intake could help patients recover from the ICU|Alla Katnelson/Undark|August 25, 2021|Popular-Science
Angels appear in combination with various heterogenous objects, in many of which, however, the so-called Angel is simply a Cupid.
The History of Signboards|Jacob Larwood
Provisionally this genus has been grouped with the Ratitae, which at any rate are a heterogenous assembly.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
It was really Alfred's first appearance before a heterogenous audience.
Watch Yourself Go By|Al. G. Field

I never eat on trains, filled with the heterogenous vibrations of worldly people.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
A council, consisting of such heterogenous materials, never did and never will amalgamate well together.
Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat|Edmund Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for heterogenous

heterogenous

/ (ˌhɛtəˈrɒdʒɪnəs) /

adjective

biology med not originating within the body; of foreign origina heterogenous skin graft Compare autogenous

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Medical definitions for heterogenous

heterogenous

[ hĕt′ə-rŏj′ə-nəs ]

adj.

Not arising within the body; derived from another individual or species.