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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