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het·er·och·ro·nism
\ˌhed.əˈräkrəˌnizəm\ noun
also het·er·och·ro·ny \-_nē\
(plural heterochronisms also heterochronies)
Etymology: heterochronism from New Latin heterochronus heterochronous (from heter- + Greek -chronos -chronous) + English -ism; heterochrony from New Latin heterochronia, from heterochronus + Latin -ia -y
1. : deviation from the typical embryological sequence of formation of organs and parts as a factor in evolution — compare fetalization
2. : irregularity in time relationships; specifically : the existence of differences in chronaxies among functionally related tissue elements
• het·er·och·ro·nis·tic \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nistik\ adjective
• het·er·och·ro·nous \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|räkrənəs\ adjective |