Medical Definition of Munchausen syndrome by proxy

1. A phenomenon in which symptoms of a disease are fabricated by an individual other than the patient causing unnecessary, and often painful, physical examinations and treatments. This syndrome is considered a form of child abuse, since another individual, usually a parent, is the source of the fabrication of symptoms and presents the child for medical care. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy

mumpsimuses
mumpy
mums
mumsier
mumsies
mumsiest
mumsy
mumu
mumu fever
mumus
mun
munch
munchable
munchables
munchausen syndrome
munchausen syndrome by proxy (current term)
munched
muncher
munchers
munches
munchhausen syndrome
munchie
munchies
munching
munchings
munchkin
munchkins
munchnone
munchnones
mund

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