mimosis
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mimosis — /mi moh sis, muy /, n. Pathol. mimesis (def. 4). * * * … Universalium
mimosis — mi·mo·sis (mi moґsis) mimesis … Medical dictionary
mimesis — /mi mee sis, muy /, n. 1. Rhet. imitation or reproduction of the supposed words of another, as in order to represent his or her character. 2. Biol. imitation. 3. Zool. mimicry. 4. Also, mimosis. Pathol. a. the simulation, due to hysteria, of the… … Universalium
mi|me|sis — «mih MEE sihs, my », noun. 1. imitation; mimicry. 2. resemblance of one animal to another or to its surroundings, which gives protection; mimicry. 3. Also, mimosis. the assuming by one disease of the symptoms of another. 4. imitation or reproduc … Useful english dictionary
