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conversion reaction

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conversion reaction [kən′vər·zhən rē′ak·shən]
(psychology)
The form of hysterical neurosis in which the impulse causing anxiety is converted into functional symptoms of the special senses or voluntary nervous system.


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Alternatively, the conversion reaction can be rewritten as the sum of several intermediate steps, including the formation of a barium hydroxide liquid:
Ba(OH)[.sub.2] equilibria in the system Ba-O-H-F, with application to ... by Feenstra, R. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Chapter 2 describes a cell-free conversion reaction system to study how pathogenic prions associated with different species interact with host cellular prion protein.
Prions and prion diseases: current perspectives by Belay, Ermias D. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Stridor as an initial symptom of a conversion reaction (hysteria) is rare.
Hysterical stridor: a report of two cases. (Original Article) by Ahmed, Sahar M. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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