sōˈmad.ik, səˈ-, -atik, -ēk adjective
Etymology: Greek sōmatikos, from sōmat-, sōma body + -ikos -ic
1.
a. : of, relating to, or affecting the body or especially the soma : physical , corporeal
somatic posture
somatic attitudes
b. : of, relating to, or affecting the soma as contrasted with reproductive or germ cells
somatic cells
2.
a. : of or relating to the wall of the body : somatopleuric , parietal — distinguished from visceral
b. : of or relating to the trunk — distinguished from appendicular
3. : mesomorphic 2
Synonyms: see bodily