"conversion disorder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: conversion disorders [plural]
Etymology: From conversion + disorder. Etymology templates: {{com|en|conversion|disorder}} conversion + disorder Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} conversion disorder (countable and uncountable, plural conversion disorders)
  1. (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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Neurology, Psychiatry Synonyms: hysteria [informal] Translations (condition): 轉化症 (Chinese Mandarin), 转化症 (zhuǎnhuàzhèng) (Chinese Mandarin), 轉換障礙 (Chinese Mandarin), 转换障碍 (zhuǎnhuàn zhàng'ài) (Chinese Mandarin), conversiestoornis [feminine] (Dutch), konversiohäiriö (Finnish), dissosiaatiohäiriö (Finnish)

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