Heterologous
Pronunciation : Het`er*ol"o*gous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Hetero- + Gr.
Definition : Defn: Characterized by heterology; consisting of different elements, or of like elements in different proportions; different; -- opposed to homologous; as, heterologous organs. Heterologous stimulus. (Physiol.) See under Stimulus. -- Heterologous tumor (Med.), a tumor differing in structure from the normal tissues of the body.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913