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heterotaxy|-tæksɪ|
[f. Gr. ἑτερο- hetero- + -ταξια, f. τάξις arrangement.]
1. Anat. and Bot. Aberrant or abnormal disposition of organs or parts.
1854Mayne Expos. Lex., Heterotaxia, applied by Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire to those complex anomalies, which, while they are of anatomical importance, do not hinder the performance of any function, and are not apparent externally: heterotaxy. 1882Gard. Chron. XVIII. 78, I believe this case might be reported..as partial heterotaxy. 1897Brit. Med. Jrnl. 28 Aug. 34 The anomaly known as heterotaxy, or transpositio viscerum totalis.
2. Geol. Want of uniformity in stratification (Worcester Suppl. 1889). |