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conversion disorder n
(Medicine / Pathology) a psychological disorder in which severe physical symptoms like blindness or paralysis appear with no apparent physical cause ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| 1) In this article, we describe two cases of conversion disorder in older women that manifested as stridor. Conversion disorder falls under a class of disorders known as the somatoform disorders. The complaints of young people with gongenital rubella may be mistaken for irresponsible behavior, immaturity, depression, malingering or conversion disorder. |
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