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het·er·och·ro·ny | \ -ˈräk-rə-nē 
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\ plural heterochronies
Medical Definition of heterochrony
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
Other Words from heterochrony
heterochronous \ -ˈräk-rə-nəs \ adjective
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