- Hetero- (prefix)
- Combining form from the Greek "heteros" meaning different. The opposite is homo- from the Greek "homos" meaning same. For example, heterogeneous and homogeneous, heterosexual and homosexual, etc.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Hetero- (prefix)
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