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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Origin of metachronous

meta- + Greek chrón(os) ‘time’ + -ous

Words nearby metachronous

metachromatic body, metachromatic leukodystrophy, metachromatic stain, metachromatism, metachromophil, metachronous, metachrosis, metacinnabar, metacinnabarite, metacognition, metacomet
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