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somatic

Pronunciation: /səˈmatɪk/
Definition of somatic

adjective

  • relating to the body, especially as distinct from the mind: patients completed a questionnaire about their somatic and psychological symptoms
  • Biology relating to the soma.

Derivatives

somatically

adverb

Origin:

late 18th century: from Greek sōmatikos, from sōma 'body'

somatic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of somatic in the US English dictionary