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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D018585
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Battered Women

Definitions
Women who are physically and mentally abused over an extended period, usually by a husband or other dominant male figure. Characteristics of the battered woman syndrome are helplessness and a perceived inability to escape. (From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 3d ed)
Synonyms
Battered Woman
Woman, Battered
Woman, Abused
Women, Battered
Women, Abused
Abused Woman
Abused Women
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