Psychosomatic < Psyche (=soul) + soma (=body)
see also psychology, psychiatry / chromosome, ribosome
Yes, the word psychosomatic contains the Greek root "soma," which means body. The term psychosomatic refers to physical symptoms that are caused by mental or emotional factors.
The meaning of the word psychosomatic implies
The second Greek root of the word "psychosomatic" is "soma," which means body. Together with "psyche," which means mind, "psychosomatic" refers to the interconnection between the mind and body in relation to physical symptoms arising from psychological factors.
Psychomatic is not a word, but psychosomatic is. If something is said to be psychosomatic, its cause is mental rather than physical. Psychosomatic illnesses can also be caused by emotional issues.
Psychosomatic (not psychocomatic) < psyche (ψυχή=soul) + somatic (σωματικό = sth related to soma/σώμα = body)
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Psychosomatic medicine is the medical term that refers to the study and treatment of diseases caused or influenced by psychological factors.
It is not Greek and has no Greek meaning.
Soma means "body", animal or human, or it can refer to a group or a body of people, and so forth.
Psychosomatic Medicine - journal - was created in 1939.
Journal of Psychosomatic Research was created in 1956.
John Hazen Nodine has written: 'Psychosomatic medicine' -- subject(s): Psychosomatic Medicine, Congresses, Medicine, Psychosomatic