somatoform
[ suh-mat-uh-fawrm, soh-muh-tuh- ]
/ səˈmæt əˌfɔrm, ˈsoʊ mə tə- /
adjective
characterized by symptoms suggesting a physical disorder but for which there are no demonstrable organic findings or known physiological mechanisms.
Nearby words
- somatist,
- somatization,
- somatization disorder,
- somato-,
- somatochrome,
- somatoform disorder,
- somatogenic,
- somatoliberin,
- somatology,
- somatomammotropin
Origin of somatoform
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