heterotypic
- adjective
- /ˌhɛtəroʊˈtɪpɪk/
- Specialized
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heterotípico
- In developmental biology, heterotypic cell contacts are crucial for organ formation and function.
Examples
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The researchers observed heterotypic interactions between different cell types in the tissue sample.
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The study focused on heterotypic cell interactions in tumors.
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A heterotypic response can occur when immune cells react to unrelated pathogens.
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In developmental biology, heterotypic cell contacts are important for organ formation.
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In this experiment, we observed heterotypic responses among different cell types.
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The researchers observed heterotypic interactions between different cell types in the tissue sample.
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A heterotypic response can occur when various immune cells react to different pathogens simultaneously.
Synonyms
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Containing many different kinds, not all the same
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Made of different types of people or things, like scientists and artists
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Having many different forms, like minerals or animals with different looks
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Not the same in all parts, like a rock with different minerals
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Made of different parts joined together in one molecule, like a protein
Parts that are different in form and evolved separately, like butterfly and bird wings
Not having the same origin or form as something similar, for example a bird wing and a bat wing
A thing that has different kinds of parts
Made of different parts that are not the same throughout
A species that has many different forms within one population
A species that has several different types
How Different
Surface Forms
Morphology
heterotypic = typic (semi-transparent) = hetero + typic
Formed by prefixing hetero- ('different') to 'typic' ('relating to a type'); the composition is conceptually clear but uses technical/less-frequent morphemes.
Etymology
Heterotypic comes from the Greek parts hetero- meaning 'other' and type meaning 'form' or 'kind', so it literally means 'of a different kind'. That's why scientists call interactions between different cell types or structures heterotypic — they are not the same kind.