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conversion disorder
noun
Definition of CONVERSION DISORDER
: a psychoneurosis in which bodily symptoms (as paralysis of the limbs) appear without physical basis —called also conversion hysteria, conversion reaction
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First Known Use of CONVERSION DISORDER
1980
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conversion disorder
noun
Medical Definition of CONVERSION DISORDER
: a psychoneurosis in which bodily symptoms (as paralysis of the limbs) appear without physical basis—called also conversion hysteria, conversion reaction
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