Homunculus Definition

hō-mŭngkyə-ləs, hə-
homunculi
noun
homunculi
A diminutive human.
American Heritage Medicine
In the theory of preformation, the minuscule, fully formed human being that develops into the fetus.
Webster's New World
A little man; dwarf.
Webster's New World

The nerve map of the human body that exists on the parietal lobe of the human brain.

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Other Word Forms of Homunculus

Noun

Singular:
homunculus
Plural:
homunculi

Origin of Homunculus

  • Latin diminutive of homō man dhghem- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin homunculus, diminutive of homō (“man”).

    From Wiktionary

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