noun Date: 1977 a psychological disorder in which a parent and typically a mother harms her child (as by poisoning), falsifies the child's medical history, or tampers with the child's medical specimens in order to create a situation that requires or seems to require medical attention
MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY
Meaning of MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012