单词 | Munchausen syndrome by proxy |
释义 | Munchausen or Munchhausen /mŭnˈchow-zn/nounAn exaggerated, fantastical story, or its teller adjectiveUsed to describe a syndrome in which a person feigns injury or illness in order to obtain hospital treatment ORIGIN: Baron Münchausen, hero of a series of improbable adventure stories by RE Raspe (1737–94) Munchausen (syndrome) by proxy noun A disorder in which a person inflicts injury on or causes illness in another in order to receive attention |
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