ミュンヒハウゼン症しょう候こう群ぐん

noun

Munchausen's syndrome

A psychiatric disorder in which a person repeatedly feigns or induces physical or psychological symptoms to assume the sick role. Medical term; also known as factitious disorder imposed on self.

• ミュンヒハウゼン症しょう候こう群ぐんの患かん者じゃは、自みずから症しょう状じょうを作つくり出だすことがある。

  Patients with Munchausen's syndrome may fabricate symptoms themselves.