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psychosomatic (adj.)

1847, "pertaining to the relation between mind and body," from Greek psykhē "mind" (see psyche) + sōmatikos, from sōma (genitive sōmatos) "body" (see somato-). Applied from 1938 to physical disorders with psychological causes. Etymologically it could as easily apply to emotional disorders with physical causes, but it is rarely used as such.

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Definitions of psychosomatic from WordNet

psychosomatic (adj.)
used of illness or symptoms resulting from neurosis;
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