Medical Dictionary

somatization disorder

noun

Medical Definition of SOMATIZATION DISORDER

:  a somatoform disorder characterized by multiple and recurring physical complaints for which the patient has sought medical treatment over several years without any organic or physiological basis for the symptoms being found

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