Münchausen syndrome by proxy

English

Alternative forms

• Munchausen syndrome by proxy
• Munchhausen syndrome by proxy
• Münchhausen syndrome by proxy

Noun

Münchausen syndrome by proxy (uncountable)

1. a psychological disorder in which a caregiver and especially a parent induces the symptoms of a disease or injury in their child, falsifies the child's medical history, or tampers with the child's diagnostic specimens in order to create a situation that typically requires medical attention

   Synonym: factitious disorder imposed on another