somatopsychic

somatopsychic
Relating to the body-mind relationship; the study of the effects of the body upon the mind, as opposed to psychosomatic, which is mind on body. [somato- + G. psyche, soul]

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so·ma·to·psy·chic sō-.mat-ə-'sī-kik, .sō-mət-ə- adj of or relating to the body and the mind esp of, relating to, or concerned with mental symptoms caused by bodily illness

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so·ma·to·psy·chic (so″mə-to-siґkik) [somato- + psychic] pertaining to both body and mind; relating to the effects of the body on the mind.

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