PSYCHOSOMATIC


Meaning of PSYCHOSOMATIC in English

adj.

Pronunciation: -s ə - ' ma-tik

Function: adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1863

1 : of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body <the psychosomatic nature of man ― Herbert Ratner>

2 : of, relating to, involving, or concerned with bodily symptoms caused by mental or emotional disturbance < psychosomatic symptoms> < psychosomatic medicine>

– psy · cho · so · mat · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb

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