of or relating to an animal body or body wall as distinct from the viscera, limbs, and head
3.
of or relating to the human body as distinct from the mind
a somatic disease
Derived forms
somatically (soˈmatically)
adverb
Word origin
C18: from Greek sōmatikos concerning the body, from sōma the body
somatic in American English
(soʊˈmætɪk)
adjective
1.
of the body, as distinguished from the soul, mind, or psyche; corporeal; physical
2. Biology
of the soma
3. Anatomy and Zoology
of the outer walls of the body, as distinguished from the viscera
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈbodily
Derived forms
somatically (soˈmatically)
adverb
Word origin
Gr sōmatikos < sōma (gen. sōmatos), body: see soma1
Examples of 'somatic' in a sentence
somatic
"He did not have to go into the particulars of his somatic breakdown.
Lustbader, Eric FLOATING CITY (1994)
All related terms of 'somatic'
somatic cell
any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells
somatic mutation
a mutation occurring in a somatic cell, resulting in a change in the morphology or some other aspect of one part of an organism (usually a plant). It may be maintained by vegetative propagation but not by sexual reproduction
somatic nervous system
the section of the nervous system responsible for sensation and control of the skeletal muscles
somatic symptom disorder
a psychiatric disorder in which the physical symptoms associated with a disease cause abnormal distress and anxiety
somatic cell nuclear transfer
the permitted creation of cloned human tissues for surgical transplant