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stocking anesthesia

a sensory conversion symptom in which there is a loss of sensitivity in the foot and in part of the calf (i.e., areas that would be covered by a stocking) that cannot be explained by a general medical condition or organic dysfunction. Also called foot anesthesia; shoe anesthesia. See also glove anesthesia.

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DAH Test

abbreviation for Machover Draw-a-House Test. See Machover Draw-a-Person Test.