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Definition of Munchausen's syndrome noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

Munchausen's syndrome

noun

NAmE//ˈmʌntʃaʊzənz ˌsɪndroʊm//

, NAmE//ˈmʊntʃaʊzənz ˌsɪndroʊm//

[uncountable]

a mental condition in which someone keeps pretending that they are sick in order to receive hospital treatment

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