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homoplasty

homoplasty noun: the formation of homologous tissues.

Noun

homoplasty (uncountable)

  1. The formation of homologous tissues.

Origin of homoplasty

From homo- + -plasty.

Questions about homoplasty

What does homoplasty mean?
Homoplasty means the formation of homologous tissues.
What part of speech is homoplasty?
Homoplasty is a noun.

Words near homoplasty in the dictionary

  1. homoplastic
  2. homoplastically
  3. homoplastomic
  4. homoplastomy
  5. homoplasts
  6. homoplasty
  7. homoplasy
  8. homoploid
  9. homoploidal
  10. homoploids
  11. homoploidy

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