homotopic

adj
/həʊ̯.məʊ̯ˈtɒp.ɪk/UK/hoʊ̯.moʊ̯ˈtɑp.ɪk/US

Etymology

From homotopy + -ic.

  1. derived from ὁμός
  2. formed as homotopic — “homotopy + -ic

Definitions

  1. Such that there is a homotopy (a continuous deformation) taking one to the other.

    • f and g are homotopic.
  2. Having to do with or being a part of the correspondent region in the other brain…

    Having to do with or being a part of the correspondent region in the other brain hemisphere.

    • In somatosensory cortex, homotopic connections would be limited to portions of representations devoted to the body midline.
    • Jones, Kozlowski, Schallert, and colleagues have demonstrated plasticity not just surrounding the injured cortex, but also in remote cortical areas, such as the homotopic cortex contralateral to injury.
  3. Homorganic.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA