homeo-

a combining form meaning “similar,” used in the formation of compound words:

homeostatic.

Also, homoeo-, homoio-.

Origin

< Greek homoio-, combining form of hómoios similar, like

British Dictionary definitions for homeo-

homeo-

combining form

like or similar: homeomorphism

Word Origin

from Latin homoeo-, from Greek homoio-, from homos same

Word Origin and History for homeo-

word-forming element meaning "similar to," Latinized from Greek homio-, from homoios "like, resembling, of the same kind," related to or an expanded form of homos "one and the same," from PIE *sem- "one, as one" (see same).

homeo- in Medicine

homeo- pref.
Like; similar: homeostasis.