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heteromorphosis

heteromorphosis Heteromorphosis is the formation, under outside influences, of an organ or body part in a place or form where it does not normally develop.

Heteromorphosis is the formation, under outside influences, of an organ or body part in a place or form where it does not normally develop. In historical usage, it contrasts with ordinary regeneration because the replacement part is different from the one that was lost or appears in an abnormal position.