homonymous

adjective hom·on·y·mous \hō-ˈmä-nə-məs\

Definition of HOMONYMOUS

: having the same designation

: of, relating to, or being homonyms

— hom·on·y·mous·ly adverb

Latin homonymus having the same name, from Greek homōnymos, from hom- + onyma, onoma name — more at name

First Known Use: 1621

Medical Dictionary

adjective hom·on·y·mous \hō-ˈmän-ə-məs\

: affecting the same part of the visual field of each eye <right homonymous hemianopia>

: relating to or being diplopia in which the image that is seen by the right eye is to the right of the image that is seen by the left eye

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