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| ho·mol·o·gous [ hə mólləgəss, hō mólləgəss ] |
adjective |
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| Definition: |
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1. similar: sharing a similar or related structure, position, function, or value
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2. biology having same origin but different function: describes biological structures such as the wing of a bird and the fin of a fish that share the same origin but have a different function
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3. chemistry of related chemical compounds: relating to a series of organic chemical compounds such as a methylene group, each of which differs from the preceding by the addition of a constant component
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4. medicine having identical tissue: produced from identical tissue
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| [Mid-17th century. < medieval Latin homologus< Greek homologos "agreeing" < homos "same" + legein "speak"] |
