psychosomatic: Meaning and Definition of

psy•cho•so•mat•ic

Pronunciation: (sī"kō-su-mat'ik, -sō-), [key]

— adj.

of or pertaining to a physical disorder that is caused by or notably influenced by emotional factors.
pertaining to or involving both the mind and the body.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

psychosomatic (Thesaurus)

psychosociology psychosurgery

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