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Definition of Psychosomatic
1. Adjective. Used of illness or symptoms resulting from neurosis.
Definition of Psychosomatic
1. Adjective. (rare) Pertaining to both the mind and the body. ¹
2. Adjective. (medicine psychology) Pertaining to physical diseases, symptoms etc. which have mental causes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Psychosomatic
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Psychosomatic
Literary usage of Psychosomatic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal : an Annotated Topical Bibliography by Steven C. Kettler (1993)
"... Flanders, Mind and Body: Psychosomatic Medicine (New York, NY: Random House
... 80029 English, O. Spurgeon, Personality Manifestations in Psychosomatic ..."
2. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"It is possible that some internists will wish to perfect themselves in psychosomatic
medicine in the same way that others interest themselves chiefly in ..."
3. Symptomatology, Psychognosis, and Diagnosis of Psychopathic Diseases by Boris Sidis (1914)
"The psychosomatic patient is not only deprived of access to the subconscious
elements of his malady, but he does not even suspect that such subconscious ..."
4. The Causation and Treatment of Psychopathic Diseases by Boris Sidis (1916)
"The psychosomatic patient lays stress on his physical symptoms and is offended when
... The psychosomatic patient believes he is afflicted with some awful, ..."
5. Gulf War And Health by Carolyn Fulco, Institute of Medicine (2005)
"Psychosomatic Medicine 66(4):588-598. Fiedler N, Kipen H, DeLuca J, Kelly-McNeil
... Journal of Psychosomatic Research 48(6):525-535. Fukuda K, Nisenbaum R, ..."
6. Treating the Lifetime Health Effects of Childhood Victimizationby Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett by Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett (2003)
"Psychosomatic Medicine, 57, 105-115. Leserman, J., & Drossman, DA (1995). ...
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 48, 379-391. Levav, I., Kohn, R., ..."