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somatic

/səˈmætɪk/

Translations

somaticadjective

more somatic

Comp.

most somatic

Super.

/səˈmætɪk/

somatiqueTerme médical et biologique ; s’emploie pour ce qui concerne le corps, par opposition à l’esprit, ainsi qu’en anatomie et en génétique.

The doctor focused on the patient's somatic symptoms rather than psychological ones.

Le médecin s’est concentré sur les symptômes somatiques du patient plutôt que sur les symptômes psychologiques.

Synonyms

somaticadjective

Relating to the body, especially as distinct from the mind.

The doctor focused on the patient's somatic symptoms rather than psychological ones.

Pertaining to the body wall (the soma) as distinct from the internal organs (viscera).

Somatic nerves innervate the skin, skeletal muscles, and joints.

(Biology, genetics) Relating to somatic cells (non-reproductive body cells) or to processes occurring in them.

Somatic mutations can lead to cancer but are not inherited by offspring.