HETEROGENEOUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Originating outside the body

Synonyms:

heterogeneous; heterogenous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Sense 2

Meaning:

Consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature

Example:

the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous

Synonyms:

heterogeneous; heterogenous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

assorted; miscellaneous; mixed; motley; sundry (consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds)

disparate (including markedly dissimilar elements)

inhomogeneous; nonuniform (not homogeneous)

Also:

diversified (having variety of character or form or components; or having increased variety)

different (unlike in nature or quality or form or degree)

varied (characterized by variety)

Antonym:

homogeneous (all of the same or similar kind or nature)

Derivation:

heterogeneity; heterogeneousness (the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind)

Credits

Context examples:

The separation of specific cells or cell populations from a heterogeneous mixture.

(Negative Selection, NCI Thesaurus)

Plasminogen Activator Interaction involves temporary non-covalent binding through intermolecular physical forces of attraction with heterogeneous group of widely expressed lysosomal and secreted serine proteases having fibrin-binding activity that convert plasminogen to fibrinolytic plasmin.

(Plasminogen Activator Interaction, NCI Thesaurus)

A monoclonal antibody which recognizes the heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) A2/B1, a potential epithelial marker in the detection of early lung cancer, on cell surfaces.

(Monoclonal Antibody 703D4, NCI Thesaurus)

A film is placed against the heterogeneous tissue and activated by a laser beam to capture only the cells of interest.

(Laser Capture Microdissection, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A/B, plays a role in pre-mRNA processing and other aspects of mRNA metabolism and transport.

(HNRPAB wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

ITP is a diagnosis of exclusion and is heterogeneous in origin.

(Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, NCI Thesaurus)

A heterogeneous group of inherited collagen diseases.

(Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A heterogeneous family of morphologically similar viruses, all of which contain double-stranded DNA and which infect man and a wide variety of other vertebrates.

(Herpesvirus, NCI Thesaurus)

A heterogeneous group of intermediate-grade lymphomas of mixed cellular composition.

(Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

CSCs, self-replicating cells able to differentiate into heterogeneous cancer cells, appear to be responsible for both tumor relapse and metastasis.