Meanings
adjectivehomotopic (not comparable)
- not comparablemathematicsSuch that there is a homotopy (a continuous deformation) taking one to the other.
f and g are homotopic.
- not comparablemedicineHaving 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.
2013, Alexander G. Reeves, David W. Roberts, Epilepsy and the Corpus Callosum 2, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 191 more example
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.
2017, Mark J. Ashley, David A. Hovda, Traumatic Brain Injury: Rehabilitation, Treatment, and Case Management, Fourth Edition, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 108 - not comparablerarehuman sciencesHomorganic.
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Dutch homotopisch
- homotopisch(topology) such that there is a homotopy taking one to the other
Finnish homotooppinen
- homotooppinen(topology) such that there is a homotopy taking one to the other
French homotope
- homotope(topology) such that there is a homotopy taking one to the other
German homotop
- homotop(topology) such that there is a homotopy taking one to the other
Italian omotopico
- omotopico(topology) such that there is a homotopy taking one to the other
Spanish homotópico
- homotópico(topology) such that there is a homotopy taking one to the other
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