English Explanatory Dictionary

psychosomatic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to both the mind and the body.
  2. Pertaining to physical diseases, symptoms etc. which have mental causes.

Pronunciation

/ˌsaɪkəʊsəˈmætɪk/ /ˌsaɪkoʊsəˈmædɪk/ En-us-psychosomatic.ogg en-au-psychosomatic.ogg

Word forms

psychosomatic more psychosomatic most psychosomatic

Etymology

From psycho- + somatic.

Related words

somatoform

Derived words

nonpsychosomatic psychosomatically psychosomatician psychosomaticist
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