somatic

Meanings

• adjective

  Relating to the body, especially the part that can be voluntarily controlled or felt.

  - "The somatic response to stress is the body's way of preparing for a fight or flight situation."
  - "The patient reported somatic symptoms such as pain and fatigue."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with somatic
tomatic , comatic , anatomic

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Variants

List of all variants of somatic that leads to same result
somatic , somatically , somatic cell , somatic cells , somatic symptom disorder , somatic symptom disorders

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Etymology

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From the Greek word 'sōma' meaning body.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'somatic' was first used in English in the late 19th century.

2. The study of the somatic nervous system is called somatology.

3. The somatic system is one of the two divisions of the nervous system, the other being the autonomic nervous system.

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Related Concepts

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1. psychosomatic: Relating to conditions in which psychological factors influence physical symptoms.

2. neurosomatic: Relating to the interaction between the nervous system and the body.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'somatic' has been used to describe the physical experiences and sensations of characters, often in relation to their emotions and mental states. In art, it can refer to the representation of the human body in various forms.

How to Memorize "somatic"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine the word 'somatic' written out. Visualize the 'so' in somatic as a body, and the 'matic' as the sensation or feeling in the body.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'somatic' with the sensation or feeling in your body. For example, when you feel stressed, remember that your body's response is a somatic one.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Soma is my body's feeling' to remember the meaning of somatic.

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