somaticize
[ suh-mat-uh-sahyz, soh-muh-tuh- ]
verb (used with object),so·mat·i·cized, so·mat·i·ciz·ing.Psychiatry.
to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
Origin of somaticize
1- Also especially British, so·mat·i·cise .
Other words from somaticize
- so·mat·i·za·tion [suh-mat-uh-zey-shuhn, soh-muh-tuh-], /səˌmæt əˈzeɪ ʃən, ˌsoʊ mə tə-/, noun
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