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单词 neuromimesis
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neuromimesisn.

Brit. /ˌnjʊərə(ʊ)mᵻˈmiːsɪs/, /ˌnjʊərə(ʊ)mʌɪˈmiːsɪs/, U.S. /ˈˌn(j)ʊroʊməˈmisᵻs/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: neuro- comb. form, mimesis n.
Etymology: < neuro- comb. form + mimesis n.
Psychiatry. Now historical.
Imitation of the symptoms of a physical disease by (a person with) a psychological disorder.
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the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > neurosis > other forms of neurosis
neuromimesis1873
accident neurosis1896
suburban neurosis1938
Munchausen syndrome1951
Polle syndrome1977
chronic factitious disorder1980
fabricated or induced illness1994
1873 J. Paget in Lancet 11 Oct. 511/1 In English we may speak of nervous mimicry; in untranslated Greek, of neuromimesis.
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 88Neuro-mimesis’ lays too much stress on the resemblances..between the symptoms of hysteria and of other diseases.
1911 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 859/1 The special use of this drug [sc. valerian]..is in hysteria or, as it is more properly styled, neuromimesis.
1990 L. Picknett Encycl. Paranormal 87/2 Clinically, this type of hysteria represents what Sir James Paget..labelled ‘neuromimesis’. It can occur in bizarre forms, such as pseudocyesis—false pregnancy..or couvade, where the father has the labour pains.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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