conversion disorder

English

Noun

conversion disorder (countable and uncountable, plural conversion disorders)

(psychiatry, neurology) A condition where the patient has neurological symptoms such as numbness, blindness, paralysis, or fits, but without any neurological explanation.

Synonyms

hysteria (informal)

Translations

condition

Chinese:
Mandarin: 轉化症／转化症 (zhuǎnhuàzhèng), 轉換障礙／转换障碍 (zhuǎnhuàn zhàng'ài)
Dutch: conversiestoornis (nl) f
Finnish: konversiohäiriö, dissosiaatiohäiriö

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