Medical Dictionary

homomorphy

noun ho·mo·mor·phy \ˈhō-mə-ˌmr-fē, ˈhäm-ə-\
plural ho·mo·mor·phies

Medical Definition of HOMOMORPHY

:  similarity of form with different fundamental structure; specifically :  superficial resemblance between organisms of different groups due to evolutionary convergence—compare homology

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