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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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