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het·ero·mor·phic | \ ˌhe-tə-rə-ˈmȯr-fik 
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\Definition of heteromorphic
1 : deviating from the usual form
2 : exhibiting diversity of form or forms
heteromorphic pairs of chromosomes
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heteromorphism \ ˌhe-tə-rə-ˈmȯr-ˌfi-zəm \ noun
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heteromorphic
adjectivehet·ero·mor·phic | \ -ˈmȯr-fik \
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also heteromorphous \ -fəs \
\Medical Definition of heteromorphic
1 : deviating from the usual form
2 : unlike in form or size
—used specifically of synaptic chromosomesthe X and Y chromosomes constitute a heteromorphic pairheteromorphic bivalents — compare homomorphic sense 2
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heteromorphism \ -ˌfiz-əm \ noun
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The first known use of heteromorphic was circa 1859
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