I. |sī(ˌ)kō+ adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary psych- + somatic
1. : relating to, involving, or resulting from the interaction between mind or emotions and body : relating to or involving both mind and body
psychosomatic medicine
2. : resulting from the influence of emotional stress or conflict on a predisposed somatic area, organ, or bodily system
a psychosomatic disorder
3. : evidencing bodily symptoms or bodily and mental symptoms as a result of emotional conflict
a psychosomatic patient
• psy·cho·somatically “+ adverb
II. noun
( -s )
: one who evidences bodily symptoms or bodily and mental symptoms as a result of mental conflict