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heterochrony
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noun
het·er·och·ro·ny
\-ˈräk-rə-nē\
Medical Definition of heterochrony
heterochronies
1: deviation from the typical embryological sequence of formation of organs and parts as a factor in evolution
2: irregularity in time relationships; specifically : the existence of differences in chronaxies among functionally related tissue elements
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