psy‧cho‧so‧mat‧ic /ˌsaɪkəʊsəˈmætɪk◂ $ -kəsə-/ adjective medical
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Greek; Origin: psych- ( ⇒ psych-) + somatikos (from soma 'body')]

1. a psychosomatic illness is caused by fear or anxiety rather than by a physical problem
psychosomatic illness/symptoms/disorder etc
Children are just as susceptible to psychosomatic conditions as adults.

2. relating to the relationship between the mind and physical illness
—psychosomatically /-kli/ adverb

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