hetero-
different, other
From Greek heteros, other, different
Meaning
What does hetero- mean?
hetero- is a prefix meaning different, other. It comes from Greek heteros, other, different.
Opposite of homo-; heterozygous, for example, means carrying two different versions (alleles) of a gene.
In real words
Medical words with hetero-
formation of abnormal tissue, or of normal tissue in a place where it does not belong
differing from the usual form, or showing different forms, as some chromosome pairs do
grafting of tissue taken from another species (a xenograft)
derived from a different species, or carrying more than one allele of a gene
Don't mix it up
Parts easily confused with hetero-
In the dictionary
More terms built with it
Terms in our life science dictionary that list hetero- among their word parts.
Sources
Checked against
Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- MedlinePlus: Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean
- HETER- Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
- hetero- - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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