conversion disorder
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
conversion disorder (countable and uncountable, plural conversion disorders)
- (psychiatry, neurology) A condition where the patient displays neurological symptoms such as numbness, blindness, paralysis, or fits, but without any neurological explanation, usually traced back to a psychological trigger.
Synonyms[edit]
- hysteria (informal)
Translations[edit]
condition
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Further reading[edit]
- conversion disorder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia