SINCE 1828
homotype
noun
ho·mo·type
| \ ˈhō-mə-ˌtīp
, ˈhäm-ə-
\
, ˈhäm-ə-
\
Medical Definition of homotype
: a part or organ of the same fundamental structure as another
one arm is the homotype of the other the right arm is the homotype of the right leg
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