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单词 heteromorphic
释义

heteromorphic

adjective

het·​ero·​mor·​phic ˌhe-tə-rə-ˈmȯr-fik How to pronounce heteromorphic (audio)
1
: deviating from the usual form
2
: exhibiting diversity of form or forms
heteromorphic pairs of chromosomes
heteromorphism
ˌhe-tə-rə-ˈmȯr-ˌfi-zəm How to pronounce heteromorphic (audio)
noun

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

circa 1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

heteromorphic

adjective

het·​ero·​mor·​phic -ˈmȯr-fik How to pronounce heteromorphic (audio)
variants also heteromorphous
-fəs How to pronounce heteromorphic (audio)
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 pairheteromorphic bivalents
compare homomorphic sense 2
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