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pervasive refusal syndrome

pervasive refusal syndrome noun: a mental disorder where a child refuses to eat, drink, talk, walk, and so on, and is highly resistant to treatment.

Noun

pervasive refusal syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A mental disorder where a child refuses to eat, drink, talk, walk, and so on, and is highly resistant to treatment.
    Synonyms:
    PRS

Synonyms of pervasive refusal syndrome

Questions about pervasive refusal syndrome

What does pervasive refusal syndrome mean?
Pervasive refusal syndrome means a mental disorder where a child refuses to eat, drink, talk, walk, and so on, and is highly resistant to treatment.
What part of speech is pervasive refusal syndrome?
Pervasive refusal syndrome is a noun.

Words near pervasive refusal syndrome in the dictionary

  1. pervasive arousal withdrawal syndrome
  2. pervasive developmental disorder
  3. pervasive developmental disorders
  4. pervasive game
  5. pervasive games
  6. pervasive refusal syndrome
  7. pervasively
  8. pervasiveness
  9. perve
  10. perveance
  11. perveances

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