Definition of heterogenous in US English:
heterogenous
adjectiveˌhedəˈräjənəsˌhedəˈräjənəs
Medicine Originating outside the organism.
present in the urine are heterogenous proteins
Example sentencesExamples
- The compartmented genetic system of the plant cell is of heterogenous phylogenetic origin.
- Abdominal and pelvic computed tomographic scans and ultrasonography showed an intraluminal polypoid mass with heterogenous enhancement in the gallbladder.
- Ultrasound examination revealed a predominantly hypoechoic and heterogenous mass that almost replaced the entire right testicle.
- As a component of her postoperative evaluation for metastatic disease, a computed tomographic scan of the pelvis revealed a 6-cm, heterogenous, solid to cystic, left adnexal mass.
- A computed tomographic scan showed a heterogenous tumor with central hyperdensity and patchy calcification.