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Definition of: heteronomous
(het′ə·ron′ə·məs) adjective
1. Biol. Divergent or differing from the common type: said of one of a series of related things, as the somites of an arthropod.
2. Subject to the law or rule of another. [<HETERO- + Gk. nomos law, rule]
—het′er·on′o·my noun
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