somatogenic

[ suh-mat-uh-jen-ik, soh-muh-tuh- ]

adjective

, Biology.

1. developing from somatic cells.

somatogenic

/ səˌmætəʊˈdʒɛnɪk /

adjective

1. med originating in the cells of the body: of organic, rather than mental, origin

   a somatogenic disorder

Word History and Origins

Origin of somatogenic¹

First recorded in 1900–05; somato- + -genic

Example Sentences

They are, as I have recently expressed it, purely somatogenic characters—viz.

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