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homonomous

 [ho-mon´ŏ-mus]
subject to the same laws; in biology, subject to the same laws of growth or developed along the same line.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ho·mon·o·mous

(hō-mon'ō-mŭs), Do not confuse this word with homonymous.
Denoting parts, having similar form and structure, arranged in a series (for example, fingers or toes).
[G. homonomos, under the same laws, fr. homos, same, + nomos, law]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

ho·mon·o·mous

(hŏ-mon'ŏ-mŭs)
Denoting parts, having similar form and structure, arranged in a series, as the fingers or toes.
[G. homonomos, under the same laws, fr. homos, same, + nomos, law]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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