somatisch

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σωματικός (sōmatikós), from σῶμα (sôma, “body”).
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zoˈmaːtɪʃ/

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• Hyphenation: so‧ma‧tisch

Adjective

somatisch (not comparable)

1. (medicine) somatic

   Ihr Unwohlsein hat keine somatischen Ursachen.

   Your indisposition has no somatic causes.

Synonyms

• körperlich, physisch, leiblich

Antonyms

• psychisch

Derived terms

• psychosomatisch

References

• DocCheck Flexikon “somatisch”
• Template:R:Canoo
• “somatisch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Further reading

• “somatisch” in Duden online