heterotaxis

Also het·er·o·tax·i·a

[het-er-uh-tak-sis]

noun

1. abnormal or irregular arrangement, as of parts of the body, geological strata, etc.

heterotaxis

/ ˌhɛtərəʊˈtæksɪs /

noun

1. an abnormal or asymmetrical arrangement of parts, as of the organs of the body or the constituents of a rock

Other Word Forms

• heterotactic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of heterotaxis¹

hetero- + -taxis

Example Sentences

Heterotaxis, het-er-o-tak′sis, n. anomalous arrangement of organs.—adj.

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