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Munchausen syndrome by proxy

Munchausen syndrome by proxy definition - medical

Munchausen syndrome by proxy

noun
A psychiatric disorder in which a parent or other caregiver seeks attention from medical professionals by causing or fabricating signs or symptoms of illness in a child.

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