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psychosomatic
[ sahy-koh-suh-mat-ik, -soh- ]
adjective
- of or relating to a physical disorder that is caused by or notably influenced by emotional factors.
- pertaining to or involving both the mind and the body.
psychosomatic
/ ˌsaɪkəʊsəˈmætɪk /
adjective
- of or relating to disorders, such as stomach ulcers, thought to be caused or aggravated by psychological factors such as stress
psychosomatic
- A descriptive term for the relationship between the mind and body.
Notes
Other Words From
- psycho·so·mati·cal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of psychosomatic1
Example Sentences
When you try to raise psychosomatic conditions, however carefully you do it, it’s not welcomed.
Then they gave many diagnoses that are psychosomatic but use euphemisms to hide that fact.
She’s on a mission to debunk our misconceptions about psychosomatic illnesses.
O’Sullivan says psychosomatic illnesses are far more common than we realize, but few people admit to having them.
Psychological illness, psychosomatic and functional symptoms are the least respected of medical problems.
The historical Woodrow Wilson suffered from numerous complaints which we might today label as psychosomatic.
Likewise, psychosomatic controls that can handle any ordinary wound we might permit them to inflict.
These problems not only include strictly psychological troubles but many psychosomatic symptoms as well.
Psychosomatic disorders, hypochondria: Physical disorders caused by emotional problems are psychosomatic.
Psychosomatic medicine focuses on the second of these; our focus here is on the first: physical origins of emotional disturbance.
Too tired, nerves worn too thin, psychosomatic control slipping.
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