Meaning & use
somatic
Relating to the physical body, as distinguished from the mind or spirit.
See it in a sentence
The therapist used somatic exercises to help clients notice tension held in the body.
Chronic stress can produce somatic symptoms like headaches and muscle pain.
A note on using this word
Somatic is common in medicine and psychology when contrasting bodily symptoms or cells with mental or reproductive ones.
Words with a similar meaning
physicalbodily
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Words with an opposite meaning
psychologicalmental
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