heterology
American
[het-uh-rol-uh-jee]
/ ˌhɛt əˈrɒl ə dʒi /
noun
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Biology. the lack of correspondence of apparently similar organic structures as the result of unlike origins of constituent parts.
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Pathology. abnormality; structural difference from a type or normal standard.
Etymology
Origin of heterology
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