Medical Dictionary

heterogeneous

adj het·ero·ge·neous
\ˌhet-ə-rə-ˈjē-nē-əs, ˌhe-trə-, -nyəs\

Medical Definition of HETEROGENEOUS

:  not uniform in structure or composition <tumors which have a heterogeneous composition by reason of structure and presence of necrosis—Year Book of Endocrinology>
het·ero·ge·neous·ly adverb

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