Medical Dictionary

heterotypic

adj het·ero·typ·ic \ˌhet-ə-rō-ˈtip-ik\

Medical Definition of HETEROTYPIC

1
:  of or being the reduction division of meiosis as contrasted with typical mitotic division—compare homotypic 2
2
:  different in kind, arrangement, or form <heterotypic aggregations of cells>

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