conversion disorder

noun

conversion disorder

noun

Etymology From conversion + disorder.

1

Human sciences, Medicine, Neurology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Psychology, Sciences 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
hysteria

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