Meanings
plural factitious disorders imposed on another
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesA factitious (artificial) mental disorder in which someone feigns a health issue in another person, typically a caregiver onto their child, in order to garner attention or sympathy.
Synonyms: FDIA, fabricated or induced illness by carers, factitious disorder by proxy, Meadow's syndrome, Münchausen syndrome by proxy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA factitious (artificial) mental disorder in which someone feigns a health issue in another person, typically a caregiver onto their child, in order to garner attention or sympathy.
Translations
Finnish toiselle sepitetty sairaus
- toiselle sepitetty sairausmental disorder
Polish zastępczy zespół Münchhausena
- zastępczy zespół Münchhausenamental disorder
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