Medical Definition of Battered spouse syndrome

1. Physical, psychological, and emotional injuries in a person subjected to abuse by a spouse or domestic partner; usually associated with alcoholism in the abusing spouse. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Battered Spouse Syndrome

batten down
batten down the hatches
battened
battener
batteners
battening
battens
batter
batter's box
batter's boxes
batter bread
batter up
battercake
battered
battered child syndrome
battered spouse syndrome (current term)
battered women
batteree
batterees
batterer
batterers
batterie
batterie de cuisine
batteries
battering
battering ram
battering rams
battering train
battering trains
batterings

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