| mimic | 1. To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation. "The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply, The habit mimic, and the mien belie." (Dryden) 2. <biology> To assume a resemblance to (some other organism of a totally different nature, or some surrounding object), as a means of protection or advantage. Synonym: To ape, imitate, counterfeit, mock. Origin: Mimicked; Mimicking. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| mimic convulsion | Involuntary twitching of the facial muscles, sometimes unilateral. Synonym: Bell's spasm, convulsive tic, facial spasm, histrionic spasm, mimic convulsion, mimic spasm, mimic tic, palmus, prosopospasm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mimic genes | Nonallelic (independent) gene's with closely similar effects, e.g., elliptocytosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mimic spasm | <neurology> A repetitive spasmodic movement of the eyes or facial muscles. May also involve the neck or shoulders. Tics are most common in children. The cause is unknown but may be linked to stress. Tics are more common in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disease. Most tics require no treatment and resolve on their own with patient education. (12 Jan 1998) |
| mimic tic | Involuntary twitching of the facial muscles, sometimes unilateral. Synonym: Bell's spasm, convulsive tic, facial spasm, histrionic spasm, mimic convulsion, mimic spasm, mimic tic, palmus, prosopospasm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mimical | 1. Imitative; mimetic. "Oft, in her absence, mimic fancy wakes To imitate her." (Milton) "Man is, of all creatures, the most mimical." (W. Wotton) 2. Consisting of, or formed by, imitation; imitated; as, mimic gestures. "Mimic hootings." 3. <chemical> Imitative; characterised by resemblance to other forms; applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry. Mimic often implies something droll or ludicrous, and is less dignified than imitative. <zoology> Mimic beetle, a beetle that feigns death when disturbed, especially. The species of Hister and allied genera. Origin: L. Mimicus, Gr, fr. Mime: cf. F. Mimique. See Mime. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mimicker | 1. One who mimics; a mimic. 2. <zoology> An animal which imitates something else, in form or habits. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mimicry | 1. The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule. 2. <biology> Protective resemblance; the resemblance which certain animals and plants exhibit to other animals and plants or to the natural objects among which they live, a characteristic which serves as their chief means of protection against enemies; imitation; mimesis; mimetism. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |