somatic

somatic Definition

so·matic (sō mat′ik)

adjective

of the body, as distinguished from the soul, mind, or psyche; corporeal; physical
Biol. of the soma
Anat., Zool. of the outer walls of the body, as distinguished from the viscera

Etymology: Gr sōmatikos < sōma (gen. sōmatos), body: see soma

somatic Related Forms

so·mat′i·cally adverb

somatic Synonyms

modif.

physical, bodily, corporal; see bodily 1. See syn. study at bodily.

somatic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

mosaicism: Such gross somatic mosaicism was not observed in three other lines examined, further emphasizing a role for flanking DNA in modulating repeat stability.
mutation: The pattern of somatic mutation is being used to follow the clonal history of the tumor cell clone.
hypermutation: These 76 cases, therefore, may be considered to show somatic hypermutation.
mutagen: The reverse is not true, and a compound may well be a somatic cell mutagen but not a germ cell mutagen.
cell: Nuclear transfer is carried out by fusing the donor somatic cell to an egg whose own nucleus has been removed.
symptom: Massage therapy effects on depression and somatic symptoms in chronic fatigue syndrome.

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