Medical Dictionary

microheterogeneity

noun mi·cro·het·ero·ge·ne·ity \-ˌhet-ə-rō-jə-ˈnē-ət-ē\
plural mi·cro·het·ero·ge·ne·ities

Medical Definition of MICROHETEROGENEITY

:  variation in the chemical structure of a substance (as the amino acid sequence of a protein) that does not produce a major change in its properties

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