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HETEROGENEOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Originating outside the body
Synonyms:
Classified under:
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:
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)
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.
(Cancer Stemness Kinase Inhibitor BBI503, NCI Thesaurus)
