SINCE 1828
somatization
noun
so·ma·ti·za·tion
| \ ˌsō-mə-tə-ˈzā-shən
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Definition of somatization
: conversion of a mental state (such as depression or anxiety) into physical symptoms
also
: the existence of physical bodily complaints in the absence of a known medical condition
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somatization
noun
so·ma·ti·za·tion
| \ ˌsō-mət-ə-ˈzā-shən
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variants:
or chiefly British somatisation \ -mə-ˌtī-ˈ
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Medical Definition of somatization
: conversion of a mental state (as depression or anxiety) into physical symptoms
also
: the existence of physical bodily complaints in the absence of a known medical condition
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