Munchausen syndrome

Definitions of Munchausen syndrome
  1. noun
    syndrome consisting of feigning acute and dramatic illness for which no clinical evidence is ever found
    synonyms: Munchausen's syndrome
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    type of:
    syndrome
    a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
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