hysteric aphonia


conversion aphonia

loss of voice for psychogenic reasons, a type of somatoform disorder. Synonym(s): hysteric aphonia, nonorganic aphonia

con·ver·sion dis·or·der

(kŏn-vĕr'zhŭn dis-ōr'dĕr) A mental disorder in which an unconscious emotional conflict is expressed asan alteration or loss of physical functioning, usually controlled by the voluntary nervous system.