Munchausen Syndrome Definition
mŭnchouzən, mŭnchhou-
noun
A psychiatric disorder characterized by the repeated fabrication of disease signs and symptoms for the purpose of gaining medical attention.
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Synonyms:
- Munchausen's syndrome
Origin of Munchausen Syndrome
After Baron Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von Münchhausen (because the fabricated diseases recalled his fictionalized accounts of his life)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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