heterology
Meanings
noun
- A lack of correspondence between biomolecules or body parts (e.g., proteins, tissues, bones, limbs) that reflects a difference in origin.
- The property of a word or phrase that does not describe itself.
Word forms
Etymology
From hetero- + -logy.
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