"Münchausen syndrome by proxy" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. a psychological disorder in which a caregiver and especially a parent induces the symptoms of a disease or injury in their child, falsifies the child's medical history, or tampers with the child's diagnostic specimens in order to create a situation that typically requires medical attention Tags: uncountable Synonyms: factitious disorder imposed on another, Munchausen syndrome by proxy, Munchhausen syndrome by proxy, Münchhausen syndrome by proxy
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