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Artificial

Artificial is something which is not natural. Its original sense, related to artifact and artifice, refers to a product of human endeavor; a more English but gendered synonym is man-made. It is also used to mean "false", a substitute for the real thing, as in artificial turf or artificial sweetener.

Examples of the proper use and its metaphorical extensions include:

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Factitious disorder
Jan 01, 2003; Factitious disorder Definition Factitious disorder (FD) is an umbrella category that covers a group of mental disturbances in...
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Be on the Lookout for Factitious Preterm Labor.
Jan 01, 2001; KAMUELA, HAWAII -- It is worth considering a diagnosis of factitious disorder in a pregnant woman who presents three or more...
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Factitious disease: clinical lessons from case studies at Baylor University Medical Center.(Disease/ Disorder overview)
Jul 01, 2006; Factitious disease is defined as the intentional production (or feigning) of disease in oneself to relieve emotional distress by...
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Factitious keratoconjunctivitis.(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2006; Byline: Harpreet. Kapoor, Saramma. Jaison, Rupali. Chopra, Naveen. Kakkar Dear Editor, Factitious disorders although rarely...
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Job-hopping and factitious victimization.(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2006; To the Editor: As most readers are aware, factitious disorder (FD) involves a person's feigning or producing physical or...
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