homeotypic [hoh-mee-uh-tip-ik] Word Origin adjective Cell Biology.
- of or relating to the second division in meiosis.
Also ho·me·o·typ·i·cal. Compare heterotypic. Origin of homeotypic First recorded in 1885–90; homeo- + type + -ic British Dictionary definitions for homeotypic homeotypic homeotypical, homoeotypic or homoeotypical adjective
- denoting or relating to the second nuclear division of meiosis, which resembles mitosisCompare heterotypic