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somatogenic

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so·mat·o·gen·ic  (s-mt-jnk, sm-t-) also so·mat·o·ge·net·ic (-j-ntk)
adj.
Of somatic origin; developing from the somatic cells.
somatogenic [səˌmætəʊˈdʒɛnɪk]
adj
(Medicine) Med originating in the cells of the body: of organic, rather than mental, origin a somatogenic disorder
somatogenic
originating in the body or the cells of the body, as a disease. Also called physiogenic.
See also: Disease and Illness
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Adj.1.somatogenic - of or arising from physiological causes rather than being psychogenic in origin; "somatogenic theories of schizophrenia"
somatogenetic
physical - involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance"
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supplies a complete definition of the discipline in Nonverbal communication across disczplines: Conscious and unconscious psychomuscularly-based body movements and intervening or resulting still positions, either learned or somatogenic, of visual, visual-acoustic and tactile or kinesthetic perception, which, whether isolated or combined with the linguistic and paralinguistic structures and with other somatic and objectual behavioral systems, possess intended or unintended communicative value.
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