Medical Dictionary
heteromorphic
adj het·ero·mor·phic \-ˈmȯr-fik\
Medical Definition of HETEROMORPHIC
1
: deviating from the usual form
2
: unlike in form or size—used specifically of synaptic chromosomes <the X and Y chromosomes constitute a heteromorphic pair> <heteromorphic bivalents>; compare homomorphic 2
—het·ero·mor·phism \-ˌfiz-əm\ noun
Variants of HETEROMORPHIC
het·ero·mor·phic also het·ero·mor·phous \-fəs\
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