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Psychosomatic
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Example Sentences
- Asthma is a psychosomatic disease, caused by emotions.
- Orbiting astronauts have even become clinically depressed and panicked at psychosomatic illnesses.
- Placebos work if the illness is psychosomatic in nature, but if the illness if real, it will not work.
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Word Origin & History
psychosomatic
1863, "pertaining to the relation between mind and body," from Gk. psykhe- "mind" (see psyche) + somatikos, from soma (gen. somatos) "body." Applied from 1938 to physical disorders with psychological causes. It can as easily apply to emotional disorders with physical causes,
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Medical Dictionary
psychosomatic psy·cho·so·mat·ic (sī'kō-sō-māt'ĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to a disorder having physical symptoms but originating from mental or emotional causes.
Relating to or concerned with the influence of the mind on the body, especially with respect to disease.
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Cultural Dictionary
psychosomatic [(seye-koh-suh-mat-ik)]A descriptive term for the relationship between the mind and body.
Note: “Psychosomatic” disorders have definite physical symptoms but are thought to be caused by emotional or psychological factors. Anorexia nervosa is an example of a psychosomatic illness.
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