Medical Dictionary
1psychosomatic
adj psy·cho·so·mat·ic \ˌsī-kə-sə-ˈmat-ik, -kō-, -sō-\
Medical Definition of PSYCHOSOMATIC
1
: of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body <the psychosomatic nature of man—Herbert Ratner>
2
a : of, relating to, involving, or concerned with bodily symptoms caused by mental or emotional disturbance <psychosomatic illness> <psychosomatic medicine> b : exhibiting psychosomatic symptoms <a psychosomatic patient>
—psy·cho·so·mat·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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