heterotaxyn.
/ˈhɛtərə(ʊ)taksi/ 1. Anatomy and Botany. Aberrant or abnormal disposition of organs or parts.
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heterotaxy1854
1854 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 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.
1882 Gardeners' Chron. 18 78 I believe this case might be reported..as partial heterotaxy.
1897 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 28 Aug. 34 The anomaly known as heterotaxy, or transpositio viscerum totalis.
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2. Geology. Want of uniformity in stratification (Worcester Suppl. 1889).
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