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, somatoform disorder, somatogenic, somatoliberin, somatology, somatomammotropin

Origin of somatoform

somato- + -form

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