单词 | Munchausen's syndrome |
释义 | Munchausen's syndrome/ˈmʌn(t)ʃˌaʊz(ə)nz![]() (also Munchausen syndrome) noun [mass noun] 1A mental disorder in which a person repeatedly feigns severe illness so as to obtain hospital treatment.The notes would also have shown that he had Munchausen's syndrome - a mental disorder in which the patient tries to obtain hospital treatment for an illness that does not exist....
1.1 (Munchausen's syndrome by proxy) A mental disorder in which a person seeks attention by inducing or feigning illness in another person, typically a child.Furthermore, the social workers said, Anamarie might be a victim of Munchausen's syndrome by proxy - a psychological disorder that causes parents to harm their children in order to draw attention to themselves....
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