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facti′tious disor′der, [Psychiatry.]
  1. Psychiatryany of various syndromes, as Münchausen syndrome, characterized by physical or psychological symptoms intentionally produced by a person and under voluntary control.

'factitious disorder' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Munchausen syndrome

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