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Where does “neuromimesis” come from?

neuromimesis (English) comes from English mimesis, from Ancient Greek μῑ́μησις, from Ancient Greek μιμεῖσθαι, from Ancient Greek μῖμος — mime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime.

neuromimesis (English): hysterical or neurotic simulation of disease

Definitions

  1. hysterical or neurotic simulation of disease

Ancestry of “neuromimesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmimesisThe representation of aspects of the real world,...
2Ancient Greekμῑ́μησις—
3Ancient Greekμιμεῖσθαιto imitate
4Ancient Greekμῖμοςmime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime
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