psychosomatically

Variant of psychosomatic

psychosomatic definition

psycho·so·matic (sī′kō sō mat′ik)

adjective

  1. designating or of a disorder of the body originating in or aggravated by the psychic or emotional processes of the individual
  2. designating a system of medicine using a coordinated psychological and physiological approach to the study of the causes and treatment of psychosomatic disorders

Etymology: psycho- + somatic

noun

an individual exhibiting a psychosomatic disorder

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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