HETEROLOGOUSLY

Etymology

Adverb

heterologously (comparative more heterologously, superlative most heterologously)

In a heterologous manner

Source: Wiktionary


HETEROLOGOUS

Het`er*ol"o*gous, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr.

Definition: 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 Edition



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HISTOLOGICALLY

(adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques; “histologically identifiable structures”


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