Somatic

Origin

French somatique, from Ancient Greek σωματικός (sōmatikos, "bodily"), from σῶμα (sōma, "body").

Full definition of somatic

Adjective

1. Part of, or relating to the body of an organism.
2. Of or relating to the wall of the body; somatopleuric; parietal.the somatic stalk of the yolk sac of an embryo

Related terms

• psychosomatic
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• somatology
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