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heterogenous

[ het-uh-roj-uh-nuhs ]

adjective

Biology, Pathology.
  1. having its source or origin outside the organism; having a foreign origin.


heterogenous

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adjective

  1. biology med not originating within the body; of foreign origin Compare autogenous

    a heterogenous skin graft

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of heterogenous1

First recorded in 1685–95; hetero- + -genous
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"Human mechanistic studies were too heterogenous and limited in number to make any determination on biological plausibility," the authors state, essentially saying we don't know yet.

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While MDD is a heterogenous disorder with no one fits all solution, it is important to emphasize that if a treatment or medication is working for you, then they are lifesaving.

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But that doesn't mean Arctic permafrost is nothing to worry about -- on the contrary, the study clearly shows that the permafrost zone is very heterogenous.

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The bottom line: these assemblies are much more complicated and heterogenous than anticipated.

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In their prior stem cell differentiation process, the low efficiency resulted in heterogenous cell populations, making them difficult to sort and to obtain enough for other research or clinical applications.

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