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   Munchausen's syndrome

   /ˈmʌn(t)ʃˌaʊz(ə)nz/

   noun

   • 1. a mental condition in which a person repeatedly seeks medical attention for falsified, exaggerated, or self-inflicted physical symptoms.
   • ▪ a mental condition in which a person repeatedly seeks medical attention for another person for symptoms that are falsified, exaggerated, or deliberately induced.

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