Factitious
11factitious — adjective Etymology: Latin facticius, from factus, past participle of facere to make, do more at do Date: 1646 1. produced by humans rather than by natural forces 2. a. formed by or adapted to an artificial or conventional standard b. produced by …
12factitious — adjective a) Created by humans, artificial. [...] if from erosion of the gums, by such things as restore them, strengthen and bind them; if wanting, it may be helped by the factitious; their ſordes are removed, by washing and cleaning them; and… …
13factitious — See factitious, fictitious …
14Factitious dermatitis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 L98.1 (ILDS L98.100) ICD 9 698.4 Factitious derm …
15Factitious disorder — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Factitious disorder ICD10 = ICD10|F|68|1|f|60 ICD9 = ICD9|300.16 Factitious disorders are conditions in which a person acts as if he or she has an illness by deliberately producing, feigning, or exaggerating… …
16factitious, fictitious — The basic meanings of factitious are artificial, contrived, not spontaneous : The centerpiece on the table was made of factitious leaves and flowers. Many gadgets in the home are but factitious conveniences. Fictitious has a related meaning of… …
17factitious disease — /fækˈtɪʃəs dəziz/ (say fak tishuhs duhzeez) noun a syndrome in which a parent deliberately causes symptoms and signs of illness in a child as a device to gain attention for themself from medical professionals. Also, factitious disease by proxy,… …
18factitious disorder by proxy — a form of factitious disorder in which one person intentionally fabricates or induces signs and symptoms of one or more physical (Munchausen syndrome by proxy) or psychological disorders in another person under their care and subjects that person …
19factitious — Artificial; self induced; not naturally occurring. [L. factitius, made by art, fr. facio, to make] * * * fac·ti·tious fak tish əs adj not produced by natural means * * * adj. produced artificially, either deliberately or by accident, and… …
20factitious — Synonyms and related words: affected, artificial, assumed, bogus, counterfeit, counterfeited, engineered, fabricated, faked, FALSE, falsified, feigned, forced, imitation, insincere, man made, manufactured, mock, pretended, rigged, set up, sham,… …
