metachronous
[ muh-tak-ruh-nuh s ]
/ məˈtæk rə nəs /
adjective
Medicine/Medical. occurring at a different time than a similar event: metachronous tumors.
Geology. composed of parts formed at different times: The older late-glacial shorelines are metachronous.
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