First Known Use: circa 1775
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somatic
adjective so·mat·ic \sō-ˈma-tik, sə-\
Definition of SOMATIC
1
: of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm or the psyche
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Origin of SOMATIC
Greek sōmatikos, from sōmat-, sōma
Related to SOMATIC
- Antonyms
- nonmaterial, nonphysical
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Rhymes with SOMATIC
agnatic, aquatic, asthmatic, Carnatic, chromatic, climatic, comatic, dalmatic, dogmatic, dramatic, ecstatic, emphatic, erratic, eustatic, fanatic, hepatic, judgmatic, komatik, lymphatic, magmatic, neumatic, phlegmatic, plasmatic, pneumatic, pragmatic, prismatic, protatic, quadratic, rheumatic, schematic, schismatic, sciatic, Socratic, spermatic, stigmatic, sylvatic, thematic, traumatic, villatic
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somatic
adjective so·mat·ic \sō-ˈmat-ik, sə-\
Medical Definition of SOMATIC
1
a : of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germ plasm or psyche : physical b : of, relating to, supplying, or involving skeletal muscles <the somatic nervous system> <a somatic reflex>
2
: of or relating to the wall of the body as distinguished from the viscera : parietal
—so·mat·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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