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psychosomatic

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++psy·cho·so·mat·ic /ˌsaɪkəʊsəˈmætɪk◂ $ -kəsə-/ adjective medical  1 MPa psychosomatic illness is caused by fear or anxiety rather than by a physical problem 〔疾病〕心因性的,精神压力导致的psychosomatic illness/symptoms/disorder etc Children are just as susceptible to psychosomatic conditions as adults. 儿童和成人一样易患由精神压力引起的疾病。2. Mrelating to the relationship between the mind and physical illness 心理状况和身体疾病的;身心的psychosomatically /-kli/ adverb
Examples from the Corpus
psychosomaticWas it purely physical or did it have a psychosomatic dimension, as her sudden and dramatic recovery could indicate?Predominantly a disorder of young people, and especially of women, a psychosomatic element seems involved.One fascinating interaction between mind and body is seen in an illness known as psychosomatic glycaemia fatigue.The full range of symptoms attributed to psychosomatic illness are shown in Table 1.Here is the basic pattern Of the engram which will contain the chronic psychosomatic illness in any patient.On the other hand, if we are under-stressed we will become lethargic and tired and psychosomatic illnesses could occur.In the psychosomatic sphere it might cause headaches during or because of coitus or a tendency to nausea whenever coitus was performed.The psychosomatic viewpoint had been going more and more out of fashion for fifty years.psychosomatic illness/symptoms/disorder etcMany of the aspects of stress, especially the physical ones, are examples of psychosomatic disorders.The full range of symptoms attributed to psychosomatic illness are shown in Table 1.There are several ways in which psychosomatic symptoms can be generated.On the other hand, if we are under-stressed we will become lethargic and tired and psychosomatic illnesses could occur.Here is the basic pattern Of the engram which will contain the chronic psychosomatic illness in any patient.Anyone who has a chronic psychosomatic illness is definitely stuck somewhere on the time track.
Origin psychosomatic (1800-1900) Greek psych- ( → PSYCH-) + somatikos (from soma body)
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psychosomatic
psychosomatic /ˌsaɪkəʊsəˈmætɪk◂ $ -kəsə-/ adjective medical
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Greek
 Origin: psych- ( psych-) + somatikos (from soma 'body')
1. a psychosomatic illness is caused by fear or anxiety rather than by a physical problem
    psychosomatic illness/symptoms/disorder etc
    Children are just as susceptible to psychosomatic conditions as adults.
2. relating to the relationship between the mind and physical illness
—psychosomatically /-kli/ adverb


psy·cho·somat·icBrE /ˌsaɪkəʊsəˈmætɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsaɪkoʊsəˈmætɪk/ 🔊 adjective(of an illness 疾病) caused by mental problems, such as stress and worry, rather than physical problems 由心理负担导致的;由精神压力引起的(specialist) connected with the relationship between the mind and the body 心身的