adj 1  :  of or being the reduction division of meiosis as contrasted with typical mitotic division - compare HOMOTYPIC2    2  :  different in kind, arrangement, or form < aggregations of cells>  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  het·ero·top·ic 
 
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