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
nounso·ma·ti·za·tion | \ ˌsō-mət-ə-ˈzā-shən \
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or chiefly British somatisation \ -mə-ˌtī-ˈ \
\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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The first known use of somatization was in 1925
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