Word of the Week 2

Ho∙mun∙cu∙lus \ hō-mŭng'kyə-ləs \ n:

1. A diminutive human
2. A miniature fully formed individual which adherents of the early biological theory of preformation believed to be present in the sperm cell. [1]
3. In neuroscience, a distorted human figure to represent various body parts’ usage of the cerebral cortex. Also known as the ‘little man inside the brain.’ [2],[3]

Where first seen or heard: From Nabeel, my baby brother

When: May 14th, 2009

Usage in a sentence: “If you have an Extra Sour Warhead, your homunculus would have a really enormous tongue.”

(http://www.juergenhaenggi.ch/Bilder/Homunculus.png)

[1] http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/homunculus

[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homunculus

[3] http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/flash/hom.html