单词 | munchausen syndrome |
释义 | Munchausen syndrome[ muhn-chou-zuhn sin-drohm, muhnch-hou-zuhn ] / ˈmʌnˌtʃaʊ zən ˌsɪn droʊm, ˈmʌntʃˌhaʊ zən / noun Psychiatry.a factitious disorder in which otherwise healthy individuals seek to hospitalize themselves with feigned or self-induced pathology in order to receive surgical or other medical treatment. See also Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Origin of Munchausen syndrome1950–55; named after Baron von Münchhausen, whose fictionalized accounts of his own experiences suggest symptoms of the disorder Words nearby Munchausen syndromemun., munch, Munchausen, Munchausen's syndrome, Munchausen's syndrome by proxy, Munchausen syndrome, Munchausen syndrome by proxy, München, München-Gladbach, Münchhausen, munchies Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Medical definitions for Munchausen syndromeMunchausen syndrome n.A psychological disorder characterized by the repeated fabrication of disease symptoms for the purpose of gaining medical attention. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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