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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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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-ScienceIn a narrower sense of the word heterologous new formations are alone destructive.
A suppurative change of this nature takes place in all heterologous new formations.
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
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Medical definitions for heterologous
heterologous
[ hĕt′ə-rŏl′ə-gəs ]
adj.
Of or relating to cytologic or histological elements not normally occurring in a designated part of the body.
Derived from a different species, as a graft or transplant.
Immunologically related but not identical. Used of certain cells and antiserums.
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Scientific definitions for heterologous
heterologous
[ hĕt′ə-rŏl′ə-gəs ]
Derived or transplanted from a different species or source.
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