heteroplasm

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noun

Tissue growing in a part of the body where it does not normally occur.

OriginEnglish plasm ← Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros) ← Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros →
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Meanings

nounheteroplasm (plural heteroplasms)

plural heteroplasms

  1. medicineTissue growing in a part of the body where it does not normally occur.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  6. Englishplasm
  7. Englishheteroplasm

From hetero- + plasm.

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APA

heteroplasm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroplasm

MLA

“heteroplasm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroplasm. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heteroplasm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroplasm.

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