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psy•cho•gen•e•sis
(sī′kə jen′ə sis),USA pronunciation n.
psy•cho•ge•net•ic
(sī′kō jə net′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
psy′cho•ge•net′i•cal•ly, adv.
- Psychologygenesis of the psyche.
- Psychologythe origin of physical or psychological states, normal or abnormal, out of the interplay of conscious and unconscious psychological forces.
- Pathologythe origin of symptoms as a result of emotional causes.
- Neo-Latin; see psycho-, -genesis
- 1830–40;
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