MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY

Munchausen syndrome by proxy (m[schwa]n-chow-z[schwa]n). A condition in which a caregiver, usu. a parent, fabricates or induces a child’s medical condition and seeks medical treatment for the child on the basis of the fabrications or induced condition. • This syndrome is a kind of child abuse, esp. when the victim is subjected to repeated medical […]