Battered Women

**Definition:** 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)

**Tree numbers:** - M01.975.155

**Synonyms:** - Abused Woman - Woman, Abused - Abused Women - Women, Abused - Battered Woman - Woman, Battered - Women, Battered