reversal

reversal definition - medical

re·ver·sal (rĭ-vûrˈsəl)

noun
  1. A change to an opposite condition, direction, or position.
  2. A condition in which an individual has difficulty distinguishing the lowercase printed or written characters of particular letters: p from q; g or b from d; or s from z.
  3. The change of an emotion into its opposite, as from love into hate.

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