See Also: psychosomatic(medicine)
psychosomatic(dictionary)
psychosomatic(dictionary)
psychosomatic disorder(medicine)
psychosomatic illness(medicine)
psychosomatic medicine(medicine)
psychosomatic disorder(encyclopedia)

psychosomatic (oh)



[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Greek; Origin: psych- ( PSYCH-) + somatikos (from soma 'body')]
a psychosomatic illness is caused by fear or anxiety rather than by a physical problem
psychosomatic illness/symptoms/disorder etc
::Children are just as susceptible to psychosomatic conditions as adults.
relating to the relationship between the mind and physical illness
-- psychosomatically /-kli/ adv