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homunculus
ho·mun·cu·lus H0261000 (hō-mŭng′kyə-ləs, hə-)n. pl. ho·mun·cu·li (-lī′) 1. A diminutive human.2. A miniature, fully formed individual believed by adherents of the early biological theory of preformation to be present in the sperm cell.
[Latin, diminutive of homō, man; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.]
ho·mun′cu·lar adj.homunculus (hɒˈmʌŋkjʊləs) or homunclen, pl -li (-ˌlaɪ) 1. (Biology) a miniature man; midget2. (Genetics) (in early biological theory) a fully-formed miniature human being existing in a spermatozoon or egg Former name: homuncule [C17: from Latin, diminutive of homo man] hoˈmuncular adjho•mun•cu•lus (həˈmʌŋ kyə ləs, hoʊ-)
n., pl. -li (-ˌlaɪ) 1. a fully formed, miniature human body believed, according to some medical theories of the 16th and 17th centuries, to be contained in the spermatozoon. 2. a graphic projection of the human image onto the surface of the motor cortex of the brain, depicting the extent of the area activating each part of the body subject to voluntary control. 3. a diminutive human being. [1650–60; < Latin, =homun-, variant of homin-, s. of homō man (see Homo) + -culus -cule1] ho•mun′cu•lar, adj. homunculus1. a small man or midget.
2. formerly, the microcosmic human form believed to be present in spermatozoon.See also: Size
1. a small man or midget.
2. the microcosmic human form formerly believed to be present in spermatozoon.See also: MankindThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  homunculus - a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormalmanikin, mannikinsmall person - a person of below average size | | 2. | homunculus - a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cellindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" |
TranslationsHomunculus
Homunculus according to medieval alchemists, a manlike creature that might be created artificially. In the 17th century it was thought that the homunculus was contained in the human spermatozoon and would develop into a human being if implanted in a maternal organism. Homunculusformless spirit of learning. [Ger. Lit.: Faust]See: Ghosthomunculus
homunculus [ho-mung´ku-lus] a dwarf without deformity or disproportion of parts.ho·mun·cu·lus (hō-mŭngk'yū-lŭs), 1. An exceedingly minute body that, according to the views of development held by some medical scientists of the 16th and 17th centuries, was contained in a sperm or an oocyte. From this preformed but infinitely small structure, the human body was thought to be developed.
See also: preformation theory, animalcule. 2. The distorted figure of a human superimposed on an illustration of the surface of the brain; used to demonstrate those portions of the body supplied by the various motor and sensory cortical regions. [L. dim. of homo, man] homunculus (hō-mŭng′kyə-ləs, hə-)n. pl. homuncu·li (-lī′) 1. A diminutive human.2. A miniature, fully formed individual believed by adherents of the early biological theory of preformation to be present in the sperm cell.
ho·mun′cu·lar adj.A schematic representation of the volume of cerebral cortex dedicated to motor—precentral/Brodman’s areas 4, 6—or sensory—postcentral/Brodman’s area 3—with respect to each corporal region. The resulting image of a (somewhat grotesque) little man has hands and a tongue that are far more prominent than the trunk and extremities, indicating their relative importanceho·mun·cu·lus (hō-mŭngk'yū-lŭs) The figure of a human sometimes superimposed on pictures of the surface of the brain to represent the motor or sensory regions of the body represented there. [L. dim. of homo, man]homunculus
Synonyms for homunculusnoun a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormalSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cellRelated Words- individual
- mortal
- person
- somebody
- someone
- soul
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