MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME


Meaning of MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME in English

[Mun.chau.sen syndrome] n [Baron K. F. H. von Munchausen d. 1797 Ger. soldier and proverbial teller of exaggerated tales] (1951): a condition characterized by the feigning of the symptoms of a disease or injury in order to undergo diagnostic tests, hospitalization, or medical or surgical treatment--called also Munchausen's syndrome

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