as in physical
of or relating to the human body
a somatic disorder that was once thought to be "all in the patient's head"
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Recent Examples of somatic
Emotional Access: Use somatic and visualization tools to access the emotional root.
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Patricia Arboleda, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
However, the line between somatic and germline interventions may blur as technology evolves, raising complex ethical considerations.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The empty shell of the utilitarian object, the device of preservation, becomes the object of presentation, allegorically denying grand sculptural promises and literally returning the sculptural object to the actual basis of corporeal and somatic experience of the body’s movement in time and space.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
This can be performed on the tumor tissue itself to identify changes called somatic mutations that occurred after you were born.
—Jason P. Joseph, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
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Patricia Arboleda, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
However, the line between somatic and germline interventions may blur as technology evolves, raising complex ethical considerations.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The empty shell of the utilitarian object, the device of preservation, becomes the object of presentation, allegorically denying grand sculptural promises and literally returning the sculptural object to the actual basis of corporeal and somatic experience of the body’s movement in time and space.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
This can be performed on the tumor tissue itself to identify changes called somatic mutations that occurred after you were born.
—Jason P. Joseph, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for somatic
Adjective
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Draper repositioned from defining her thesis as childcare to the future of family, which includes the physical health and financial health of families, among other applications.—
Glen Luke Flanagan,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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Managers can also address employees’ physical needs during change implementation.—
IESE Business School,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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The charges include a Level 4 felony of operating while intoxicated causing death; Level 5 felonies of reckless homicide, criminal recklessness, driving while suspended causing death and Level 6 felonies of driving while suspended causing bodily injury and reckless driving.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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She was arraigned and charged with operating under the influence causing serious bodily injury, misleading a police investigation, and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash causing personal injury.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 June 2025
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“Somatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somatic. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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