Definition. US medical firm, such as an health maintenance organization (HMO) , that delivers quality healthcare through a system designed to enhance efficiencies and reduce costs.
Homographs are words that are spelled the same but differ in meaning, derivation, or pronunciation. Homophones are words that are pronounced the same but differ in meaning, derivation, or spelling. Homonyms are words that are spelled and pronounced the same but have different meanings. There is overlap among these categories. Heteronyms are specific types of homographs in which the different pronunciations are associated with different meanings. Many heteronyms are the result of one pronunciation being a verb and another being a noun. Well, let's see what we have! Our lists of heteronyms are shown below.
homonyms are words that are spelled the same or sound the same but have different meanings. homonym is two words that are pronounced the same way, yet have  different meanings. They may be spelled either the same way or  differently.