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
Feedback And Practice Improving somatic presence doesn’t require a personality overhaul.
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Sue Reynolds-Frost, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Inflammation seemed to be more connected to physical/somatic symptoms in T1D patients.
—Paul McClure 09, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2025
These early influences contributed to his interest in percolating debates about the divide between functional and organic disease—or disease that can be clearly attributed to some corporeal source vs. that with no apparent somatic aspect.
—Tom Zeller Jr.
july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
In 2008, somatic exercises were still pretty new to most people.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 25 June 2025
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Sue Reynolds-Frost, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Inflammation seemed to be more connected to physical/somatic symptoms in T1D patients.
—Paul McClure 09, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2025
These early influences contributed to his interest in percolating debates about the divide between functional and organic disease—or disease that can be clearly attributed to some corporeal source vs. that with no apparent somatic aspect.
—Tom Zeller Jr.
july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
In 2008, somatic exercises were still pretty new to most people.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for somatic
Adjective
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In a world where fake medical implants, counterfeit microchips, and cloned devices can threaten lives, money, and security, proving that a physical object is truly genuine is a major challenge.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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The onslaught has also reduced churches and town halls across northeastern Ukraine to rubble, and with them, much of the physical and mental infrastructure of life for the country’s youth.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Sara and Brian were arrested and charged with child neglect without great bodily harm, according to the WCSO.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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The unidentified 14-year-old student was charged with assault and battery causing serious bodily injury and arraigned Thursday in Fall River Juvenile Court.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Somatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somatic. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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