heterologous

[ het-uh-rol-uh-guhs ]

/ ˌhɛt əˈrɒl ə gəs /

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adjective

Biology. of different origin; pertaining to heterology.

Medicine/Medical, Pathology. consisting of dissimilar tissue, as that of another species or that of a tumor.

Immunology. pertaining to an antigen that elicits a reaction in a nonspecific antibody.

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Origin of heterologous

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

Words nearby heterologous

heterogynous, heterokaryon, heterokaryosis, heterokont, heterolecithal, heterologous, heterology, heterolysis, heteromerous, heterometabolous, heteromorphic

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How to use heterologous in a sentence

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.
Should we be mixing COVID-19 vaccines for better immunity?|Kate Baggaley|August 20, 2021|Popular-Science
In a narrower sense of the word heterologous new formations are alone destructive.
The World's Greatest Books - Volume 15 - Science|Various
A suppurative change of this nature takes place in all heterologous new formations.
The World's Greatest Books - Volume 15 - Science|Various
Homologous reactions are arbitrarily valued as 100 per cent, and heterologous reactions are expressed accordingly.
Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae|William B. Stallcup

British Dictionary definitions for heterologous

heterologous

/ (ˌhɛtəˈrɒləɡəs) /

adjective

pathol of, relating to, or designating cells or tissues not normally present in a particular part of the body

(esp of parts of an organism or of different organisms) differing in structure or origin

Derived forms of heterologous

heterology, noun

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Scientific definitions for heterologous

heterologous

[ hĕt′ə-rŏl′ə-gəs ]

Derived or transplanted from a different species or source.