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psychogenic

American  
[sahy-kuh-jen-ik] / ˌsaɪ kəˈdʒɛn ɪk /

adjective

Psychology.

  1. having origin in the mind or in a mental condition or process.

    a psychogenic disorder.
psychogenic British  
/ ˌsaɪkəʊˈdʒɛnɪk /

adjective

  1. psychol (esp of disorders or symptoms) of mental, rather than organic, origin

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Origin of psychogenic

First recorded in 1900–05; psycho- + -genic

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Psychogenic itching - how psychologists describe an itch which has no dermatological or systemic cause - is a very common phenomenon.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2023

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