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homoplastic
Similar in form and structure, but not in origin. [homo- + G. plastos, formed]

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ho·mo·plas·tic .hō-mə-'plas-tik, .häm-ə- adj
1) of or relating to homoplasy
2) of, relating to, or derived from another individual of the same species <\homoplastic grafts>
ho·mo·plas·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adv
ho·mo·plasty 'hō-mə-.plas-tē, 'häm-ə- n, pl -ties

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ho·mo·plas·tic (ho″mo-plasґtik) [homo- + plastic] 1. allogeneic. 2. denoting organs or parts, as the wings of birds and insects, that resemble one another in structure and function but not in origin or development.

Medical dictionary. 2011.