homunculus是什么意思？

homunculus

英[həˈmʌŋkjələs] 美[hoˈmʌŋkjələs, hə-]

• n. 矮人，侏儒；

复数：homunculi;

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
  2. a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell

行业词典

• 医学： 矮人：身体各部无畸形或不匀称；小人：一度认为精子或卵子中预成的微型人；