Homeoteleuton
[hoh-mee-oh-tel-yuh-ton] /ˌhoʊ mi oʊˈtɛl yəˌtɒn/
noun, Rhetoric.
1.
a series of words with the same or similar endings.
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[hoh-mee-uh-ther-uh-pee] /ˌhoʊ mi əˈθɛr ə pi/ noun, Medicine/Medical. 1. for a disease by means of an agent that is similar to but not identical with the causative agent of the disease. homeotherapy ho·me·o·ther·a·py (hō’mē-ō-thěr’ə-pē) or ho·me·o·ther·a·peu·tics (-thěr’ə-pyōō’tĭks) n. The treatment or prevention of disease using homeopathic principles. ho’me·o·ther’a·peu’tic adj.
- Homeotherm
[hoh-mee-uh-thurm] /ˈhoʊ mi əˌθɜrm/ noun 1. . homeotherm (hō’mē-ə-thûrm’) See endotherm.
- Homeothermal
[hoh-mee-uh-thur-muh l] /ˌhoʊ mi əˈθɜr məl/ adjective 1. .
- Homeothermic
homeothermic ho·me·o·ther·mic (hō’mē-ə-thûr’mĭk) or ho·moi·o·ther·mic (hō-moi’ə-) adj. Maintaining a relatively constant body temperature that is independent of the temperature of the surrounding environment.
- Homeotic genes
Genes that control the development of an animal’s body plan.