homunculus

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /həˈmʌŋkjələs/, /hoʊˈmʌŋkjələs/

Noun

homunculus (plural homunculi)

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

Related terms

• homo
• homunculine

Translations

• German: Homunkulus
• Portuguese: homúnculo
• Russian: гому́нкул
• Spanish: homúnculo

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