somaticadjective
uk/səˈmæt.ɪk/us/səˈmæt.ɪk/specializedrelating to the body as opposed to the mind:
Children of parents affected by post-traumatic stress disorder can become angry, depressed, and show somatic symptoms such as stomach aches or headaches.
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The body
- -bodied
- anatomy
- animal
- axial
- bod
- bodily
- body
- build
- corporal
- corporeal
- figure
- flesh
- frame
- local
- physical
- physically
- physique
- system
relating to general body cells:
somatic mutations
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Cells
- -celled
- anaphase
- assort
- cell wall
- chromatid
- gamete
- hemoglobin
- histology
- metaphase
- mitochondrial
- mitochondrion
- monoclonal
- motor neuron
- neoplasia
- nerve cell
- neuron
- platelet
- respiration
- unicellular
- vacuole
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