somatic

UK: /səʊˈmætɪk/ US: (sō mat′ik, sə-)

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so•mat•ic  (sō mat′ik, sə-), adj. 

1. of the body;
   bodily;
   physical.
2. Anatomy, Zoology pertaining to the body wall of an animal.
3. Cell Biology pertaining to or affecting the somatic cells, as distinguished from the germ cells.

• Greek sōmatikós of, pertaining to the body, equivalent. to sōmat- somat- + -ikos -ic
• 1765–75

so•mat′i•cal•ly, adj. 
Synonyms

• 1. corporal.

Antonyms

• 1. psychic.

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somatic / səʊˈmætɪk/ adjective

1. of or relating to the soma: somatic cells
2. of or relating to an animal body or body wall as distinct from the viscera, limbs, and head
3. of or relating to the human body as distinct from the mind: a somatic disease

Etymology: 18th Century: from Greek sōmatikos concerning the body, from sōma the body

soˈmatically adverb