heterologous

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

heterologous
    adj 1: not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin
           [syn: {heterologous}, {heterologic}, {heterological}]
           [ant: {analogous}, {homologous}]
    2: derived from organisms of a different but related species; "a
       heterologous graft" [ant: {autologous}, {homologous}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Heterologous \Het`er*ol"o*gous\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ?
   proportion.]
   Characterized by heterology; consisting of different
   elements, or of like elements in different proportions;
   different; -- opposed to homologous; as, heterologous organs.
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   {Heterologous stimulus}. (Physiol.) See under {Stimulus}.

   {Heterologous tumor} (Med.), a tumor differing in structure
      from the normal tissues of the body.
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