Heterologous

What do we mean by heterologous?

Not corresponding or similar in position, value, structure, or function; not homologous. adjective

Relating to traits, such as organs or body parts, that do not correspond in structure or evolutionary origin. adjective

Derived from a different species. adjective

Relating to chromosomes that do not normally pair during mitosis or meiosis. adjective

Relating to cells or tissues that do not usually occur in a given part of the body. adjective

Relating to a vaccine or serum that confers immunity against a pathogen that is not identical to but is immunologically related to the pathogen used to create the vaccine or serum. adjective

Relating to an antigen and antibody that do not correspond to one another. adjective

Containing or consisting of different elements or combinations; not homologous.

Specifically In medicine, consisting of a tissue not normally found in that place at that period of life: as, a heterologous tumor.

In researches in immunity, originating, as cells or serum, from an animal of a species different from the one undergoing immunization: thus, in immunizing a rabbit with the red blood-corpuscles of a goat, the latter are of heterologous origin.

Characterized by heterology; consisting of different elements, or of like elements in different proportions; different; -- opposed to homologous. adjective

See under Stimulus. adjective

A tumor differing in structure from the normal tissues of the body. adjective

Having different relationships or different elements adjective

Of, or relating to different species adjective

Heterologous blood donation adjective

Not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin adjective

Derived from organisms of a different but related species adjective

Having different relationships or different elements

Of, or relating to different species

Words that are spelled similarly to heterologous:
heterologous, heterozygous, heteronomous, heterogonous, heteropodous, heterotopous.

Adjectives that are often used to describe heterologous:
several, clinical, mixed.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective heterologous:
expression, proteins, systems, serum, cells, genes, protein, system, antigens, antisera, elements, species, antibodies, desensitization, strains, dna, antigen, sera, gene, promoter, antibody, antiserum, erythrocytes, hosts, production, transplantation, promoters, sequences, host, tissue, insemination, immunity, probes, virus, reactions, strain, tumors, protection, type, types, viruses, components, tissues, challenge, globulin, phase, products, regulation, membrane, interactions, bacteria, rna, domain, infection, reaction, hormone, grafts, interference, probe, sequence, combinations, thyroglobulin, insulin, transplants, antitoxin, preparations, differentiation, molecules, hybridization, hormones, formations, agents, blood, enzymes, complexes, growths, carrier, serotypes, recombination, globulins, organisms, albumin, tumor, albumins, radioimmunoassay, origin, responses, secretion, infections, subunits, transfer, product, experiments.

Words that sound like heterologous:
hydrolysis, heterozygous, tautologous, homologous, hydrolyse, petrologist, butterfly kiss, cytolysis, satyriasis, sarcophagous.