Medical Dictionary

2mimic

vt
mim·icked \-ikt\ mim·ick·ing

Medical Definition of MIMIC

:  to imitate or resemble closely: as a :  to imitate the symptoms of <an acute inflammatory process located in the ileocecal region mimics acute appendicitis—Merck Manual> b :  to produce an effect and especially a physiological effect similar to <chemically unrelated to the hormone that it mimicsChemical & Engineering News>

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