SINCE 1828
somatize
verb
so·ma·tize
variants:
or chiefly British somatise \ ˈsō-mə-ˌtīz
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somatized
or chiefly British somatised;
somatizing
or chiefly British somatising
Medical Definition of somatize
: to express (as psychological conflicts) through somatic symptoms
somatized anxieties
: to express psychological conflicts through somatic symptoms
some people somatize — they have all kinds of body aches and pains that their doctors can't explain— Roger Callahan et al
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