psychosomatic

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psychosomatic

  • /ˌsaɪkəʊsəˈmætɪk/ UK
  • /ˌsaɪkoʊsəˈmædɪk/ US

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adjective more psychosomatic · most psychosomatic

  1. Pertaining to physical diseases, symptoms, etc. which have mental causes. Even the “unconscious” frequently prefers physical problems to psychological ones as suggested by the prevalence of psychosomatic ailments: physical symptoms--for example, stomach aches--caused by an emotional problem. It has been estimated that more than 50% of a physicians’ practice involves the t
  2. archaic Pertaining to both the mind and the body.

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adj of physical effects with mental causes

Españolpsicosomático
日本語心身 shinshin
中文心理作用引起的 xīnlǐ zuòyòng yǐnqǐ de, 身心 shēn-xīn
Portuguêspsicossomático
Françaispsychosomatique
Deutschpsychosomatisch
Italianopsicosomatico
Ελληνικάψυχοσωματικός psychosomatikós
Русскийпсихосомати́ческий psixosomatíčeskij

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@misc{psychosomatic_2026,
  title = {psychosomatic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/psychosomatic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}