somatic (redirected from somatic pain)

so·mat·ic  (s-mtk)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or affecting the body, especially as distinguished from a body part, the mind, or the environment; corporeal or physical. See Synonyms at bodily.

2. Of or relating to the wall of the body cavity, especially as distinguished from the head, limbs, or viscera.

3. Of or relating to the portion of the vertebrate nervous system that regulates voluntary movement.

4. Of or relating to a somatic cell or the somatoplasm.

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[French somatique, from Greek smatikos, from sma, smat-, body; see soma¹.]

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so·mati·cal·ly adv.

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somatic

Adjective

of or relating to the body as distinct from the mind: somatic symptoms [Greek sōma the body]

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somatic  (s-mtk)

Relating to the body. The cells of the body with the exception of the reproductive cells (gametes) are known as somatic cells. See Note at mitosis.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

somatic - affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect"; "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic illness" corporal, corporeal, bodily physical - involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance"