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Homunculus (disambiguation)

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A homunculus is either an artificial man created through alchemy, or, in contemporean science, a representation of a human or small creature used to illustrate the functioning of a system.

Homunculus may also refer to:

Science

  • Homunculus, a genus of prehistoric New World monkeys
  • Homunculus Nebula, a part of the Eta Carinae Nebula
  • Cortical homunculus, also known as the Penfield homunculus, a physical representation of the primary motor cortex of the rest of the body
  • Fetiform teratoma, a rare cyst having a fetal structure
  • The homunculus argument is a fallacy arising most commonly in the theory of vision

Fiction

Music

  • "Homonculus", a song from Xiu Xiu's debut album Knife Play
  • “Homonculus”, a song from German jazz group Passport’s album Cross Collateral
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