adjective
- relating to physical symptoms or illnesses that are caused or influenced by mental or emotional factors rather than physical disease
Usage: medical
Examples
- The doctor suspected her headaches were psychosomatic since no physical cause could be found.
- Stress can trigger psychosomatic symptoms like stomach pain and fatigue.
- His psychosomatic illness improved dramatically after he started therapy.
- Many patients with psychosomatic disorders benefit from both medical and psychological treatment.
- The connection between mind and body is evident in psychosomatic conditions.
- She learned that her chronic pain had a psychosomatic component.