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—somatism, n./soh"meuh tist/, n. Psychiatry.a psychiatrist who considers all mental illnesses to have physical origins.[1670-80, in sense "materialist"; SOMAT- + -IST]
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Somatist — So ma*tist, n. One who admits the existence of material beings only; a materialist. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
somatist — An older term for one who considers that neuroses and psychoses are manifestations of organic disease. * * * so·ma·tist (soґmə tist) an individual who believes that mental disorders are of physical origin and are based on bodily lesions … Medical dictionary
somatist — n. psychiatrist who believes that every mental disorder has a physiological origin … English contemporary dictionary
somatist — n. Materialist … New dictionary of synonyms
somatist — so·ma·tist … English syllables
somatist — ˈsōməd.ə̇st noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary somat + ist 1. : an advocate of medical organicism 2. : one who seeks the causes of mental disorders in brain lesions and other physical conditions … Useful english dictionary
somat- — var. of somato before a vowel: somatist. * * * … Universalium
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