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heterochromy

heterochromy is the alternative form of heterochromia.

Meaning of heterochromia

Noun

heterochromia (countable and uncountable, plural heterochromias)

  1. An anatomical condition in which multiple pigmentations or colorings occur in the eyes, skin or hair.

Questions about heterochromy

What is heterochromy the alternative form of?
Heterochromy is the alternative form of heterochromia.

Words near heterochromy in the dictionary

  1. heterochromophoric
  2. heterochromosomal
  3. heterochromosome
  4. heterochromosomes
  5. heterochromous
  6. heterochromy
  7. heterochroneous
  8. heterochronia
  9. heterochronial
  10. heterochronic
  11. heterochronically

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Adapted from Wiktionary: heterochromy (page history and authors); heterochromia (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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