homunculus

English

/həˈmʌŋkjələs/

noun
Definitions
  • A miniature man, once imagined by spermists to be present in human sperm.
  • The nerve map of the human body that exists on the parietal lobe of the human brain.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin homunculus.

Origin

Latin

homunculus

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