somaticize

[ suh-mat-uh-sahyz, soh-muh-tuh- ]

verb (used with object),so·mat·i·cized, so·mat·i·ciz·ing.Psychiatry.
  1. to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.

Origin of somaticize

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  • Also especially British, so·mat·i·cise .

Other words from somaticize

  • so·mat·i·za·tion [suh-mat-uh-zey-shuhn, soh-muh-tuh-], /səˌmæt əˈzeɪ ʃən, ˌsoʊ mə tə-/, noun

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