Usually means: Transformation of one body part.
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  1. homeosis: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. homeosis: Collins English Dictionary
  3. homeosis: Wiktionary
  4. homeosis: Dictionary.com
  5. Homeosis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. homeosis: Encyclopedia

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  1. homeosis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Homeosis: MedFriendly Glossary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (homeosis)

noun:  (pathology) The formation of a normal plant or animal structure or organ in place of another at an abnormal site; the transformation of one body part to another.
noun:  (archaic) Usage of similitude in rhetoric; drawing a conclusion from similarity of two objects of study.

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