SOMATIZATION


Meaning of SOMATIZATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsō-mə-tə-ˈzā-shən ]

noun

Date: 1925

: conversion of a mental state (as depression or anxiety) into physical symptoms ; also : the existence of physical bodily complaints in the absence of a known medical condition

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.