psychosomatic
adjective
of or relating to a physical disorder that is caused by or notably influenced by emotional factors.
psychosomatically
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a word derived from
psychosomatic.
Example Sentences
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Based on an actual case in Minneapolis, it was the story of a girl who went psychosomatically deaf in emotional flight from her role as the ears of a deaf father, mother and brother.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hansen notes that hysteria, as defined medically, can produce fits of supernormal violence, a vivid appearance that the sufferer is being choked, and psychosomatically induced "bite" and "pinch" marks on the skin.
From Time Magazine Archive
