heterogenous

[ het-uh-roj-uh-nuhs ]

adjective

, Biology, Pathology.

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

heterogenous

/ ˌhɛtəˈrɒdʒɪnəs /

adjective

1. See autogenous
   biology med not originating within the body; of foreign origin Compare autogenous

   a heterogenous skin graft

Word History and Origins

Origin of heterogenous¹

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

Example Sentences

Nutrition interventions are challenging to study—particularly in critically ill people, who are a heterogenous group.

From Popular-Science

Angels appear in combination with various heterogenous objects, in many of which, however, the so-called Angel is simply a Cupid.

From Project Gutenberg

Provisionally this genus has been grouped with the Ratitae, which at any rate are a heterogenous assembly.

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It was really Alfred's first appearance before a heterogenous audience.

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I never eat on trains, filled with the heterogenous vibrations of worldly people.

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A council, consisting of such heterogenous materials, never did and never will amalgamate well together.

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