Münchausen syndrome

Etymology
From the name, after the fantastical tales related by the fictional Baron Munchausen (sic) in Rudolf Erich Raspe's English-language novel Baron Munchausen's Narrative of His Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia (1785). The character was loosely based on Baron Hieronymus Karl Friedrich von Münchhausen (1720–1797).

Noun

 * 1) A psychiatric disorder in which a person feigns illness or psychological trauma in order to garner attention or sympathy.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 孟喬森綜合症, 求醫癖
 * French:
 * German: Münchhausen-Syndrom
 * Hungarian: Münchhausen-szindróma
 * Japanese: ミュンヒハウゼン症候群
 * Russian: синдро́м Мюнхга́узена