Imitative representation of the functioning of one system or process by means of the functioning of another. For example, in radiology, it could be an image obtained with the same source‐to‐skin distance, field size, and orientation as the diagnostic beam for visualization of a treated area on a radiograph.
Pretense of having a disease; feigning of illness.
The act of pretending or faking an illness, as seen in malingering.
The mimicry of one illness by another.