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Munchausen syndrome by proxy
noun
Definition of MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY
: 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 —called also Munchausen's syndrome by proxy
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First Known Use of MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY
1977
Medical Dictionary
Munchausen syndrome by proxy
noun
Medical Definition of MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY
: 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
Variants of MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY
Munchausen syndrome by proxy also Munchausen's syndrome by proxy \-bī-ˈpräk-sē\
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