heterogonic

adjective

het·ero·gon·ic | \ ˌhet-ə-rə-ˈgän-ik

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Medical Definition of heterogonic

1 : of, relating to, or marked by allometry

2a : being or characterized by a course of development in which a generation of parasites is succeeded by a free-living generation a heterogonic life cycle of a nematode worm — compare homogonic

b : relating to or being the free-living generation of a heterogonic life cycle

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