conversion disorder
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