factitious disorder: Meaning and Definition of

facti'tious disor'der

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— Psychiatry. Psychiatry.
  1. any of various syndromes, as Münchausen syndrome, characterized by physical or psychological symptoms intentionally produced by a person and under voluntary control.
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