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homonymous /ho·mon·y·mous/ (-ĭ-mus)
1. having the same or corresponding sound or name.
2. pertaining to the corresponding vertical halves of the visual fields of both eyes.
ho·mon·y·mous (h-mn-ms, h-)
adj.
1. Having the same name.
2. Relating to the same sides of a field of vision.
homonymous
[hōmon′iməs]
Etymology: Gk, homos, same, onyma, name
having the same name or sound.
homonymous [ho-mon´ĭ-mus]
1. having the same or corresponding sound or name.
2. standing in the same relation.
homonymous
1. having the same or corresponding sound or name.
2. standing in the same relation.
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